Archive for September, 2008
The Real Housewife of Westport
I just saw a trailer for Real Housewives of Atlanta. It made me think of the horror that was Real Housewives of New York. Real Housewives of Orange County was fine, a little dull, but when the New York version came, I found those women so inherently dislikeable, I couldn’t actually watch more than two [...]
Paul Newman
We heard the news that Paul Newman had died early this morning, and we are both so incredibly sad. Particularly Beloved. He has known the Newmans his entire life, grew up next door, has nothing but wonderful memories of a family that, for a very long time, felt like his own. We are both involved [...]
Jelly doughnut muffins
As many of you know, I am not a huge baker, but on dreary, rainy days, what else is there to do? (Ah yes, there is always writing a novel too, of course…) So, today I pinched a recipe from The Daily Mail for Jelly Doughnut muffins, and converted it to American measurements. I also [...]
Curly orange elephants…
I’m sitting in my office watching a small lake form in the garden as the rain beats down. I adore the rain, but only when I don’t have to be anywhere, when I can cosy up inside in thick sweaters and slippers, and not worry about getting wet. I am, you see, naturally a curly [...]
You really think I’m 65???
You know that guff I just wrote about being a writer, and writing, and discipline and blah blah blah? Two hours later I’m still surfing round the web, still in my pajamas, and the library is beginning to feel like a distant dream, particularly because I have lunch with the Eskimo at the Japanese canteen [...]
