It all began with the death of the old refrigerator, which lead us to throw out the fridge and freezer and replace them with a new combined unit. The original plan to simply reinstall the click floor once it had dried was soon abandoned. Out went the click floor, out went the old blue linoleum [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Nov 15
a real wild child
oh yeah, I’m a wild one. Seeing as I am already running a business in which my aim is to teach people how to care about and make the best of their curly hair, and how I would like to take that business to the next level by opening my own salon, I would SO want to get some proper Curlaboration training. [...]
Nov 09
the big picture
When we moved here in July, the kitchen had an absolutely horrible blue linoleum carpet, along with yellow wallpaper, vanilla colored cupboards and lots and lots of pine wood. While Alexander and I were baking in the Italian sun, my husband tore out the pine panels, painted the walls in a light grey shade and [...]
Nov 05
land of the free, home of the brave
I won’t talk about American politics, because frankly I don’t know the first thing about it, but I can’t let yesterday’s elections go without notice. I am proud of you, America. I am moved by you, America. The mobilisation of voters, the voluntary campaigns on the internet, the celebrity ad campaigns - all of it. The [...]
Nov 02
la vita adesso è questa qua
Sitting at the kitchen table with my legs folded under me, music streaming from the laptop, a candle burning beside me, the setting sun reflecting in the sheer layer of snow in the garden. I asked my friend if she is happy, and after assuring me of her happiness she returned the question. Am I happy? [...]
