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Today four years ago…
…We said I do. And it’s, to this date, the best thing I’ve ever said. Thank you for everything, my sweets. It’s been quite a ride.
Selling on Craigslist
There’s a free service in the US called Craigslist and I think it’s one of the most underrated services out there. (The term ‘Craigslist Killer’ does spring to mind, but let’s not focus on the negative for now, shall we?) With a couple of clicks of a mouse button you can find / buy / … Continue reading
Dreaming of Christmas
It’s that time of the year where all you hear is Jingle Bells and you truly feel like you’re Dreaming of a White Christmas, wherever you go. This year we’re lucky enough to be going far, far away from a White Christmas. In fact, our Christmas will be kind of brown…like a dune, to be … Continue reading
If you like it, put a ring on it!
After ‘doing it‘ back in June 2007 (two and a half years ago!), the big question on my mind has been when we were going to ‘do it’ again. For real. With friends and family present and preferably with me wearing a big dress, with a big cake, a professional photographer and an opening dance like … Continue reading
Waking up to Love
Our bedroom faces onto a community garden, which has been an absolute blessing and curse combined. (Blessing: Waking up in New York City with a view of trees and hearing birds chirping early in the morning) (Curse: Trying to catch an afternoon nap while the homey’s or loud old men have one of their daily … Continue reading
Big Sister…No Longer Watching :-C
After 28 days in the game, Rene got voted out of the Big Brother Africa house on Sunday. We are all so proud of her and I know she’ll still go far. Here’s her exit interview:
Big Sister is watching!
Never has being out of the country been such a bittersweet pill as right now. This past Sunday, my middle sister, Rene, was admitted to the Big Brother Africa house to compete over the next three months for the 1st prize of $200,000 (a whole lot of money here, but even more money if you … Continue reading
(Hopefully the last) Mouse Update
In what has become an unplanned series, I hereby hopefully present you with the last of the Mighty Mouse Updates! Nina has gone back to her family and the house seems eerily quiet without the early-morning nuzzles and fur-dropping love everywhere. I do also enter our kitchen with less bravado than I did before when … Continue reading
Mouse update
So I figured I’d better give Nina-the-Cat the due respect and let you all know that she indirectly did her job. She sniffed out the source of the mouse peeeeeeps and we managed to remove the mouse (stuck to a sticky mouse trap!) and (humanely, I believe) relieved it of its kitchen duties at our … Continue reading
Mighty mouse…
Many of our friends have had mice in their New York apartments and we’ve really been lucky in that the biggest issue we’ve had to deal with is the occasional (humongous) cockroach. We’ve devised ways to battle the yucky creatures and thus usually only end up with ‘roach carcasses displaying themselves in the middle of … Continue reading