If we were having coffee I’d say, are you ready for this? I’ve been up for hours and I don’t know what time it is, and I haven’t had my coffee yet. Isla already cracked some eggs, put her wellies on, and now wants to fly a kite. That’s fine. I love my experimental, outdoorsy, artistic child. But lemme say something here. Coffee before kites. I have a coffee now. Hi. I feel better now. How are you? If we…
The last time the fam and I went to NY, Isla turned six months old on the trip. One of my ‘things’ has been to push for plan another trip before she goes to ‘big school’ in August. Well. We tried to get the two weeks before school starts, but that didn’t happen. And so. Missing her first week of big school to hang out with her Nana and ‘Mumma’s people’ who don’t actually live on the phone and the…
I didn’t finish reading any books this week. However. I started three new ones from the various stacks that let us share the house with them. Another Day in the Death of America – This is wrenching. But I can’t stop reading it. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine – This is also wrenching, but in a different way. And I’m guessing she’s not completely fine. Saga, Volume 2 – Thanks to my book group by mail, I am slightly obsessed…
I’ve wanted to start a monthly round-up thing of stuff I loved/internet finds/blogs to follow, etc. Name ideas for this feature have included: Lorna’s Love List (I think that sounds a bit rude, though. And not sarcastic rude.) Crap I Would Actually Buy (Maybe, if I remember to click the buttons. And companies ship to the UK. And while I’m at it Book of The Month, why aren’t you worldwide?) People I Want To Drink With – See also: Where’s…
