Posts from ‘August, 2009’

In hono(u)r of our third monthly “Ladies Who…” Club get-together coming up tomorrow, I wanted to start a weekly blog about just feeling good being a lady!  Feel free to post it on your blog if you have one (see bottom of post), or post a comment to say “I am a Lady Who…”.  Please [...]

I was at a dinner party last week with some friends of ours, and they were asking me about my book.  I often get asked about my book, and usually I’m a little embarrassed about responding because I don’t honestly think they’re interested in hearing about me sitting down to write everyday. I also generally [...]

I have to admit that living in England, I feel more connected to the rest of the world than I have ever felt before.
Several reasons may cause this change, and here are the top five reasons why I, as an American living in England, am more connected to the rest of the world than ever [...]

Birthday week has thoroughly ruined my running and dieting. Isn’t that what it’s supposed to do?!
We have a system. Call it what you will – OCD, controlling, anal – but it works and we have lost weight from it and are maintaining it, and still are able to eat what we want.
If I eat under [...]

As suspected, it rained in Wales at the camp ground.
The hour and a half drive took two and a half hours after we stopped by the hardware store to get some candles and a picnic blanket, a traffic light on a road had gone out and no one knew what to do and so figured [...]

August is apparently the most popular month for birthdays (and if WikiAnswers says it is, than you know it’s true) – meaning lots of parties in August.
Last weekend, Jocko and I headed up to London to visit my friend Gemma for her 28th.  We partied late and danced our tookushes off. Here are some photos:

This [...]

Our next meeting is coming up, and here is the invitation! Looking forward to a bit of pampering, and gabbing about the book, The Time Traveler’s Wife.
I have just finished the book, and I can see why they made it into a movie. This is one of the few books I’ve read where I have [...]

Exciting fireworks display with a bit of a joke from Jock – oh, he’s so clever with that finger!

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Did I mention Jock’s parents were in town last weekend?
Oh, Jock’s parents were in town!
Friday night they arrive. We dine at the Bristol Flyer. Have a flashback of my Hollywood days as we sit across from an actor from the series 24 in an episode we saw the night before. I get way more drunk [...]

A video I made from when my sister was in England:

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