For my niece Kat, who lost her battle with cancer on Friday
I’m limited Just look at me – I’m limited And just look at you You can do all I couldn’t do So now it’s up to you For both of us Now it’s up to you… I’ve heard it said That people come into our lives...
View ArticleHappy International Left-Handers’ Day!
That’s left handed rather than being a Trotskyite… I have heard the number of left handed people is increasing – at present it is around 10% of the population. Probably because people now want to mate...
View ArticleThis week in brief…
In the coffee room with the teachers yesterday at lunctime. I had 60cm cut off my hair last Thursday because it was looking awful! Swedes work in terms of week numbers. Less so now than when I came to...
View ArticleBad Managers
I have previously had somewhat of a rant about bad managers here, so I thought these were very apt. EPSON scanner image
View Article34 year old well-travelled coffee mug
I sent this photo to my family the other day because they couldn’t believe this mug was still going strong! I was given this mug on my 21st birthday by my family. I am a Leo, love black and gold and I...
View ArticleLoving Amanda and Tina
When I found out I could never have children, I was heartbroken. But then, almost 20 years ago, an amazing little human came into my life. She loved me from day one, taught me Swedish, held me as I...
View ArticleDo you ever….
….look at your life and wished you had been born later? I heard someone saying the other day that they wish they had had all today’s technology when they were younger. I don’t actually. Not at all. I...
View ArticleHappy week everyone!
I hope all my readers had a wonderful weekend and that the week ahead will be a good one for you. I am heading into the week feeling as though I really achieved something this weekend. I made an...
View ArticlePurry Paddy and Hyperthyroidism in cats
My Paddy was a huge purrer. He purred so loudly that he was once broadcast over the police radio in Stockholm. I had scooped him up to bring him in one evening and walked past a police car parked in...
View ArticleHUGE blog milestone – thank you everyone!
Over 2 million hits – thank you to every single one of my readers!
View ArticleI found this to be very accurate
I am not and never have been a horoscope person, though I have sometimes had people ‘read’ me and they have been accurate to a point. But this one is me to a T! I am a Leo
View ArticleWhy have so many famous people died in 2016?
Apart from Brexit and the US elections, the refugee crisis, Putin flexing his muscles and other disasters this year, so many famous people seem to have died. Just yesterday Robert Vaughan and a few...
View ArticleReceived this lovely postcard today
I have the best students! They often send me postcards from the trips for which I have briefed them. It means such a lot to me – I don’t think they will ever understand how much.
View ArticleMy view on life
“Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, shouting GERONIMO!” Hunter...
View ArticleHow I found my brother and sister on the Internet
These scans will tell you the story of how I found my brother on the internet. Click on the pics for bigger versions. Here was the name I saw while monitoring internet traffic into and out of South...
View ArticleHappy Christmas to all my readers!
Whether you are spending at home or away, with friends and family, or alone, I hope you have a wonderful day, doing exactly what you love to do. A Happy Christmas from me to every single one of my...
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