First things first: If there are kids of reading age around, you might want to read this post later. It contains some parts that are not appropriate for children. I wanted to write a post about the pornification of our … Continue reading
Those of you that follow me on Twitter will probably already know that I am a huge fan of the American television series True Blood. Written by Alan Ball (who also wrote the amazing Oscar winning film, American Beauty) True … Continue reading
Fate. Do you believe in it? Or is the whole concept merely an irrational symptom of a very human desire to make sense of the crazy world around us? With society in general becoming ever more secular, has the notion … Continue reading
Occasionally I am too sad to write. I haven’t got the energy to think of anything intelligent to say and I haven’t the heart to be funny. There is only the day to be done as best I can. I … Continue reading
Unusually for a modern day household, the Gappy residence is a pet free zone. There are no animals at all – not one. Not even a single forgetful little goldfish. The reasons for this are threefold: 1) I don’t actually … Continue reading
This weekend while sitting at my mothers kitchen table with a cup of tea and the newspaper, an article in the International section caught my eye. It told of how the Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe plans to send a “modern … Continue reading
When I first set up my blog and published my first post, I only really thought about the possibility of people reading it in quite specific, personal terms. As in: am I sure I can live with the fall-out if … Continue reading
Those of you that have been reading my blog for a while now will probably know that I work for Womens Aid. Mostly just once a week as a volunteer, but sometimes as a part time paid worker aswell, usually … Continue reading
I am so tired today. We all had to get up earlier than usual because the boys had a school trip and the bus was leaving at 8.30 am. So the day started with us all bleary eyed but having … Continue reading
In the long summer of 1996 – the summer in which they both turned 21 – two young women travelled all over the length and breadth of the U.K. with nothing but two back-packs, a guitar and a couple of … Continue reading
