And the winner is…

We have a new addition to our household: a gorgeous fluffy black cat called George.[album 128913 george.jpg]Acquiring George was a bit of an impulsive decision – on Wednesday a friend forwarded this email to me that she’d just been sent: Can anyone in Christchurch offer a home to a beautiful, black, long-haired cat named George?…

I’ve been busy sewing today, making a Christmas present for Niece#1. A few weeks ago Jenny and I went fabric shopping, theoretically to buy material for a dress she wanted to make, but of course I couldn’t resist browsing the pretties myself, which gave me the idea to make Niece#1 a patchwork elephant like the…

Got back from Ireland a week ago, but between jet-lag, the inevitable cold I caught on the plane, visitors, catching up with work and study, and of course graduation (I’ve got my BA!!!) I’ve only just managed to finish the release notes from the trip, let alone transcribing my travel journal. Hopefully I’ll be able…

I just spent an hour writing a long and involved entry about all what I’ve been up to this week. And I managed to hit whatever that key combination is that Firefox interprets as “go back one page, and while you’re at it, don’t bother to cache anything that was in that textbox”. So it’s…

They let staff back onto campus today to start the cleanup now that all the buildings have been certified safe. But first we had to attend a safety briefing, and we all had to sign in and sign out so they knew exactly who was in which building in case of aftershocks. All very dramatic,…