Archive for January, 2007
Moving Day 1 of 2 (or maybe 3)
Our storage movers are here today. I am glad they are here to haul all of those heavy boxes (books, books and more books), but I also will be happy when they are done. Mr. DJ and I stayed up until 1 AM shoving things into boxes, ok, maybe not that dramatic, but it was [...]
Strawberries waiting a dip in their Ghirardelli chocolate bath, Canon Digital Rebel XT Every year for her school birthday treat, Roxi asks me to make chocolate covered strawberries and pretzel rods dipped in white chocolate and sprinkles. No, my child cannot bring the simple cookie or cupcake. I offered to go out and buy some [...]
Moleskine City Guide
New Moleskine, Jan 2007, Canon Digital Rebel XT For every traveller who has any taste of his own, the only useful guidebook will be the one he himself has written. –Aldous Huxley (I found this inside my London City Guide) Indulge me for a moment while I tell you about my most recent journal [...]
House Opens in 30 Minutes
Well, we got an email from the UK yesterday saying that the work papers have been submitted and now it’ll be 5-10 working days before the papers get approved. After that, they get couriered to us, we have to submit them to the British Consulate for visas and then we can leave. Best case, we [...]
Ehmagosh!
Two of Roxi’s friends threw a big surprise party for her yesterday evening at a fun arcade/restaurant near our house. I haven’t been able to talk about it on this blog for fear she would find out. It really was a surprise! I wasn’t sure if she knew and was just playing along, but either [...]
Finally, an update
I sit in the library (with the fireplace) when I write my blog. I will miss it. July 2006, Texas House, Casio Exilim 7.2 Well, Mr. DJ turned in his laptop and various badges yesterday (he still managed to work until 6pm). He is very excited about his new job and can’t wait to start. [...]
Yesterday…
Mr. DJ and I met with a client of his, originally from the UK. Though she’s lived here for 18 years, she still had some helpful things to tell us. One is look to the northeast of London for a place to live. She said it’s pretty there (though I am a city girl… not [...]
What I’m Reading
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson. It’s a travelogue of sorts about his farewell trip through England. Be sure to read it before you come to visit us. Maybe we should make it required reading! There’ll be a test upon arrival (only joking). Ugh. I had a horrible allergy attack yesterday! We must [...]
Freedom
Yea!!! No School–possible freezing rain until noon today. Hey, we live in Texas where if a snowflake falls, school lets out. We don’t know about that frozen stuff. Today I pack up my studio. Going to turn on the heater up there right now, then going to make coffee. I am glad Roxi gets to [...]
