The first time I went to Hay-on-Wye was on a hiking trip. It was so hot I left several of my toes behind, melted into the B&B carpet. This year... Rain, mud, brr! But the crowds of visitors to Hay's 25th Festival are a sturdy lot, and the British summer wasn't going to get in… Continue reading Hay Festival 2012: Peaspoons in the Mud
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Peas and Hay
It is a truth universally acknowledged that blogs beginning with ‘oops, haven’t blogged for ages, here are my excuses’ are a bit pants. Save me the trouble and imagine a paragraph here filled with hilarious IT-based woes, will ya? It should contain the phrases ‘you’re using Vista?’ and ‘No, I don’t know why you can… Continue reading Peas and Hay
When I was just a little girl…
...I asked my mother, what will I be? Will I be pretty, will I be rich? Here's what she said to me... http://youtu.be/xZbKHDPPrrc Until I wrote that down, I'd never registered that my two supposed career goals as a little girl are quite so depressing. Will I be pretty, will I be rich? No, I'll… Continue reading When I was just a little girl…