Local Language

  • gypsy’s warning

    A quiet word to an employee or aquaintance, suggesting that they’d best proceed with caution in respect of their current conduct or attitude, or they may be in for an unpleasant surprise. The details of which aren’t actually set out by the giver of the warning, who may or may not have control over their…

Journal

  • Ladies’ Night

    Say what you want about British food, the organic Apple Crumble at the Duke of Cambridge ‘makes my skirt fly up’. The Pioneer Woman taught me that phrase. Do you like it? Does it sound good on me?

  • It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday

    Joy and pain – like sunshine and rain. And it takes two to make a thing go right.

  • The Great Beer Pull

    Warning! This post contains photos of a double chin – my double chin, regrettably. I would like to make excuses. There are none. Love me through this challenging part of my life.

  • A Room with a View

    Saturdays can wear a girl out. That’s not including the laundry that I haven’t started. Laundry. I knew I forgot something today…

  • All is Fair

    Is it possible to fall in love with a flat you’ve never actually seen? Is it possible to grieve the loss of a flat you never lived in? Is it possible to find something better, especially considering you aren’t even sure that what you imagined is accurate? Yes. I specialize in getting what I want.…

  • A Bog for My Blog

    Snow brings London to a near stand still – comparative to its normal crazy. But life steadily moves along in the heart of the city. Sister friend is still clunking down the icy pavement in her five inch heels. Bless her cotton socks. Oh, wait?

  • Surreal Life Begins Again

    The terminology one must learn to successfully navigate flat hunting pitfalls is daunting. Is it fully furnished and fully fitted or are those the same thing? The underwear on the floor – are they included? Would be the price be negotiable either way?

  • Waterproof and Leak Resistant!

    Dude. I am not sure what I did to gather the wrath of the travel industry before my flight back to London, but somehow the pressure was unbearable, the temperature was totally unregulated, and my plane to London was delayed over two hours. And I may have only had four and half hours of sleep…

  • Life is a Journey

    It happens all of the time.

  • Dear 1-800-Flowers

    It’s hard to be sensitive to everyone’s situation; I get that. And I am laughing on the outside.

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