I’m listening to Sgt Pepper’s now in honour of our recent trip to Liverpool. Actually, I should say “we” because poor old M is here too, having taken a day off work to battle a cold. So he’s positioned now on the couch sipping chicken soup, a bottle of Lucozade next to him (his childhood remedy [...]
Archive for July, 2008
A Day in the Shelf
Posted in Uncategorized on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Good news, everyone!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
And about time, too! After almost six long weeks of searching, I have finally been offered a job! Woolly jumper at Camden, here I come! (and I need it today, too. Brrrr. I bet it’s warmer in Sydney in winter than it is here in summer) Yes, I shall soon be gainfully employed at Barclay’s [...]
Spanish, anyone?
Posted in Uncategorized on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While trawling for jobs today, I found the following ad on Gumtree: http://www.gumtree.com/london/34/21684734.html which then led me to this site: http://ian.vaughantown.com
The whole idea behind this enterprise is to take 15 native English speakers, 15 Spanish people who want to perfect their English with conversation, put them all in a 4 star hotel and let natural learning [...]
The Best of British!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, that’s what we’ve named our deliciously English YS-cooked dinner tonight. My lovely stay-at-home gal has been cooking up a storm (and no, I’m not referring to the wonderful English summer we’ve been having). She has made the journey, culinary-wise, across the channel to the land of Comfort Food! Now while this may be the [...]
Adventure of the Toast
Posted in Uncategorized on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I woke up and decided that I would like to make this recipe I found on the internet recently – Egg in Nest, to use up the stale bread we have in the fridge. So, after putting the coffee on to percolate, I headed out to the corner shop to buy eggs and [...]
Commuter Hell in Welwyn Garden City!
Posted in Living on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is a significant day in Yark history – it is the first day we have managed to get internet in our flat!! Thus, we have spent a significant part of the afternoon surfing the net and looking at booking our next overseas trip – Amsterdam, we think, maybe in early Aug for a weekend. [...]
