Tag: writing
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Meet Ruby
Rocket our hamster died last week. He had stopped running on his wheel and had several large tumours that had become so big they were starting to impair his mobility. We decided the kindest thing to do was to put him to sleep. We’ll miss him. He was a cool dude. It’s always really hard…
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We’re all quoting Shakespeare, every day, without realising
I’m reading Bill Bryson’s book on Shakespeare which is typical Bill Bryson and full of fascinating facts put together in an entertaining way. What is amazing for me is how much influence Shakespeare has had on the English language. I did not know this but around 10% of all quotes in circulation today are from…
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WordCamp Edinburgh 2017
I’ve been in Edinburgh all weekend for the Edinburgh WordCamp, which was hands-down the best WordCamp all year so far. It rained all weekend but that didn’t make the city any less beautiful and nor did it dampen the spirits of all the attendees. The venue was right beneath the castle and it was inspiring…
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Letters to Santa
It’s that time of year again. Here’s what the kids have put in their letters to Santa. Dear Santa, Can I please have Minecraft toys for Christmas and a Pikachu plushie please and the DanTDM 2017 diary and activity book please. Love, Daniel Dear Santa, Please can you give me anything that you think is…
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Academic porn stars and Elizabeth’s book
I feel a bit bad bringing more attention to this fellow than he’s already got but I doubt the minuscule traffic I get to my blog will make much difference and I also want to stick up for him a bit. Apparently a professor in Chemical Engineering at Manchester University has been working on the side as…
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A robin redbreast and more of Elizabeth’s writing
I was out in the garden today and this little robin redbreast came and said hello. Isn’t he cute? There are a quite a few birds around. They, and the sunlight, wake us up at 5:30am 🙂 The little robin was interested in what I was doing because my digging was revealing tasty morsels to…
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The solar eclipse and a space diary
There was a solar eclipse this morning and just as it went noticeably darker I glanced out my window and inadvertently looked right at the sun. How bad is my luck? All week I’ve been desperately hoping to see the aurora borealis only to be disappointed by cloud and fog. The minute there’s a solar…
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The dress, Oliver Sacks, and more writing from Elizabeth
The results of the poll in my last post are, at this point in time, 42.3% for blue, 42.3% for white, and 15.3% for other. In my family, I see blue, both my kids see blue, and Ben sees white. It’s quite funny because the kids are now concerned about Ben’s eye-sight and have been…
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Up in flames
This is my first post on my new blog. I started writing a blog because I didn’t know how else to deal with my anxiety after the Christchurch earthquakes. Writing about my fears helped me immensely. It was an awful time. I couldn’t sleep at night and I was always on edge, waiting for that…
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