Friends Old and New
Friday, March 26th, 2010Breaking news: the next Flavia de Luce adventure is out! The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag was published in the US on March 9th. As I tweeted earlier this week: “Woo hoo, Flavia’s back!! And yes, I put myself on the hold list at the library before sending this alert.” I’m # 72 on [...]
Deirdra Kiai
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010Today is Ada Lovelace Day 2010, and the woman in technology whom I’ve chosen to celebrate is Deirdra Kiai, a video game developer, programmer, blogger, and musician in Vancouver, B.C. Deirdra is a friend of mine * and that fact made this quite a bit harder to write. Although I had the idea to write [...]
Swimmies!
Sunday, January 17th, 2010Rachel and I finally checked out the local swimwear boutique yesterday–she, to get something more suitable (hah!) for our frequent swimming schedule, and I to scope the possibilities for the next time I need a new suit. (And to buy great new flip-flops. And a cruise-worthy straw bag. And we both tried on hats, but [...]
New York, Day 2
Sunday, December 9th, 2007Day 2 kicked off with brunch for the whole group in the hotel restaurant. Judging from the hearty appetites and lively conversation, it seemed all had enjoyed a good night’s sleep. Over eggs and French press coffee, we got into a very interesting discussion about politics and economics–contravening the rules of polite conversation, perhaps, but [...]
New York, Day 1
Saturday, December 8th, 2007Our trip to New York last weekend was just about the most perfect vacation we’ve ever had. We stayed at a posh hotel, ate fabulous food, got in a wee bit of shopping (some of us more than others), and just generally had a fantastic time. We were there to surprise Aviva for her birthday, [...]
Psst…
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007It’s Wednesday, October 3rd. Do you know where you’ll be four weeks from today?
Technological Disconnect
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007In the comments on the Simple Life post, Ramona said “We are becoming a society of disconnectedness”¦And, trust me, it all began with t.v.” and though she has a point, I have to disagree with her. Yes, T.V. has a lot to answer for, and modern technology does make it easy to tune out the [...]
Please Don’t Mind the Gap
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007A few months ago, I received an email from an old friend with whom I had lost contact. I wrote back immediately, and a month later, she wrote a second note. A couple of weeks later, I answered to her belated response with a quick, “I am thinking of you, and don’t want to let [...]
Bookish Summit
Monday, February 5th, 2007After years of discussion, planning and almost-meetings, we madcap ladies of the Bookishdark are finally getting the much dreamt of vacation we deserve. And the best part? It is just one short month away. Well, the best part might be that it is in San Francisco. Or the best part of it may be that [...]
Bookish Vacation
Sunday, October 8th, 2006Sorry about the gap in posting, but I’ve been working a grueling 2-days-a-week schedule for nearly a month now; I’m sure you can imagine how fast that catches up to a person. Hee hee! Okay, first I was on vacation, then I went back to work for three days, then I went out on jury [...]