Friends & Family

Banjo and Lefty

January 21, 2012

My little sister, Bubs, is mischievous. But she also has a very big heart. When she was about 13, she started secretly leaving out milk for a stray cat who roamed the village. Mum wondered why this mewing cat, nicknamed Mrs. Tiddles, kept showing up at her front door, but, being a fairly clued-in parent, [...]

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“What Am I Supposed to Do?”

December 21, 2011

For the IndieInk Writing Challenge this week, Shastina challenged me with “What am I supposed to do?” and I challenged Sarah Sparks with “What is the farthest you’ve ever travelled from home? Please describe where, why, when. And I’d love to hear about something you ate, if you are so inclined.” To be perfectly honest, [...]

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A Spontaneous Trip to Geneva

December 8, 2011

A few weeks ago, my best friend, Boo, told me that she was going to visit her parents in Geneva for a few weeks. Her mum, Tante Poule, very kindly offered to pay for me to go too, so how could I say no? Et alors, eight days later, off I flew to Geneva. Those [...]

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The Most Beautiful Violet of Them All

November 14, 2011

Twenty years ago today, at the very moment this post was published, my great-grandmother, Violet, or “Nanny” as we all called her, died. I still think about her almost every day and can’t believe that, at this point, she has been gone for longer than I ever knew her. Today is one of those potentially [...]

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Lessons in Friendship

November 7, 2011

Years ago, I learnt a valuable lesson in friendship. The oven in my mother and step-father’s kitchen wasn’t working, and my mother, no doubt worn out by the energy of two teenagers (my brother and me) and a young child (my little sister), couldn’t face going to the supermarket to figure out a cold supper. [...]

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Uncle Henry and the Cordless Phone

July 30, 2011

My Uncle Henry has just had a hip-replacement operation, and is being cared for by my grandmother, Queenie, who herself is not very well. I went round to visit them and found Uncle Henry mightily frustrated by Queenie’s telephone from 1986. Mother! he shouted, as he is wont to do We’re in the twenty-first century [...]

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Recent Creative Geekery

June 30, 2011

With the chronicles of the cross-country road trip written, I’ve been something of a Creative Geek lately. I thought it would be helpful to mah fabulous Fizgiggling readers if I shared and linked to some of the tools and resources! Here’s what I’ve been up to: New About Page on Fizgiggery! So much of blogging [...]

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After a Weekend in Austin: Hill Country

June 7, 2011

Days 5-7: Austin, TX to Van Horn, TX – 472 miles / 760 kms After travelling for a week and driving 1,800 miles or so, it was wonderful to wake up at our friends’ house, just outside of Austin. We’ve known the Lipmans for over 10 years, but hadn’t seen them in almost 3 – [...]

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Sanity Travel Tips

November 24, 2010

In the not too distant past, I found myself crossing the Atlantic for the 75th time. I’ve also crossed the U.S. continent and zig-zagged over Europe more times than you’ve had hot dinners…! I’ve been to every continent apart from Australasia and Antarctica, and have family dotted around the world. In a nutshell, I travel [...]

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Two Tales in a City

November 15, 2010

- Are you available tomorrow for a Gowanus adventure/ food walk? K-Pants and I are looking for trouble. One of my favourite free things to do in Brooklyn is grab my camera and go for a walk around Gowanus. So, when I read this text message from my fellow foodie friend and blogger, Momsicle, I [...]

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