Author: Carmel Glover

What did I do in a former life that deserved this? Or has it something to do with balance in the universe. For 22

Yes folks, just 29 hrs till blast off … oops, poor choice of language, let’s make that ‘lift off’. ASIDE: For the countless millions

I have a confession to make. This year we broke the family tradition … but it’s not my fault. My husband made me do

A child sat beside me on my ‘writing seat’ this morning. A beautiful girl-child with thick tendrilly hair and bright sparkling eyes. “Can I

It’s SO hot and threatening to storm (which will hopefully lower the temperature somewhat). How I envy those of you who are having a

We never did put the lights on the tree. I was annoyed with my husband, who claimed to know where they were hiding. However,

These are the angels mentioned earlier. They’ll be ready for next Christmas.

Last Tuesday my husband Colin and I made our annual pilgrimage to the Woodford Folk Festival http://www.woodfordfolkfestival.com/main/index.php It was even more wonderful than usual,

We’re city people – not sun-bronzed croc-wrestlers like Crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin. Some of us ‘go bush’ occasionally, but not often. So it

(Read this before the earlier blog entry – it was inexplicably dropped off. Another of life’s mysteries I guess.) We’re city people – not

I’m really fussy about hair. Obsessive, some would say. When I’m in any way stressed, I compulsively play with the hair at the back

It was easier last time. All Anne and I did was visit a travel agent, buy our tickets on the Marconi, follow the agent’s

I thought you’d like to know how I got on this morning. I left it till not far short of closing time … for

I’m getting a little scared. In less than 2 weeks I’m resigning from my job. ‘Retiring’, some would call it, but in truth I’m

Yesterday I received a call from a lady in the Passport Office. She was VERY apologetic. Seems that somewhere between the Post Office at

Well, it came and went. R day that is. To most that means Retirement, but I say it’s Restart. Unisys (who ‘supports’ the Institute

(This is an overflow from the ‘Spain’ blog. I would like to hear people’s opinions on some underlying issues.) Quite often people support their

Usually I am fiercely loyal to Apple. I forgive them much because of the ‘difference’ their insanely great products have made to my life.

Well, we’ve made it so far. Connections in Italy are trying to say the least. Coping with Windows, sticky keyboards, Italian directions and sometimes

At last … a Mac! Unfortunately on a dialup connection, and with a German keyboard (z is where the y should be … perhaps