It was Father’s Day last Sunday–that’s my excuse to post this ancient photo of me with my (late) dad and mum. I remember telling my dad when I was nine…
Memories and Musing Paths Not Taken
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Shanghainese Sides in Singapore
Thanks to another visiting friend (one into maths rather than murder mysteries) we were hunting down Shanghainese restaurants this last week…
Singapore Through The Eyes (& palate) of Grace Koshida! (Part 2)
Thank you to Grace Koshida for sharing Part 2 of her Singapore experiences!
Singapore Through The Eyes (& palate) of Grace Koshida! (Part 1)
I’m handing the mic over to a friend today–Grace Koshida of Ottawa, Canada…
Culling My Life–or at least some Old Books…
In the old days before ebooks and library access (back then I only got to go to the national library on Stamford Road…
Rubber Trees: A Tale of 2 Henrys
On the domestic front, renovations are pretty much done (and our bathroom…
Fasting for Renewal, Caterpillars & Renovation Update
Right now in Singapore we’re in a ‘fasting’ period leading up to two big festivals…
Cover Ups & Breakthroughs–
Breakthroughs of the brick and mortar sort, I mean–it’s renovation time here! Sorry in advance, but this is going to be a dusty, grimy, messy and unfinished post…
Foods For Thought
It’s been a tough couple of weeks here. The meniscus in my left knee got torn in a fall and some very effective antibiotics wiped out my gut bacteria meaning lots of loo visits… which the knee wasn’t very happy about…
Dragons Dragons Everywhere–
Happy Year of the Dragon, everyone!
Singapore welcomed the Year of the Dragon last Saturday with a mix of tradition and technology, in a 10 minute show…
Writing and Other Progress
First, let me show off a little. This was supposed to be my December project, but I’ve only just finished it–handing it over tonight to family visiting from the UK…
Rooting Canals amidst Life and Death
I was going to make this a poor-me post after learning I need a root canal on one of my molars–and possibly more than one. ‘But why? Why me? I brush, I floss, I take calcium supplements…
Interactions & Intersections (both auld & odd)
I was going to write about all my 2024 goals (category 1: health/ category 2: writing/ category 3: life–yes I over plan but doing this helps me decide what’s…
Writing Standing Up–
I know it’s bad for people to sit too long but I’m also very aware I’m not staying on the computer long enough to get in all the writing I want to. So in this year’s ‘lets prepare for a good 2024 end of year office clean up’ I tried to figure out how to solve both issues…
Happy December Down Time!
Warning: hotchpotch ahead! I’m happily nursing a minor infection, meaning I’ve been skipping yoga, pilates and the final round of proofs (not due till 15th Dec) with a clear conscience…
Word by Word and Step by Step
Warning: I’m still on antibiotics, painkillers and self-injected blood thinners so I’m just going to write a happy post today. (I thought of warning you this post might not make too much sense–but that would suggest…
Happy Deepavali!
May the lights of Deepavali dispel all darkness in your life! We went to visit the Deepavali Festival Village over the weekend, thinking it wouldn’t yet be as crowded as it’s going to be next week. But a great many people seemed to have the same idea!…
Writing Mysteries While Gaza Burns?
The skies are peaceful here in Singapore right now, but we’re well aware that’s far from the case elsewhere in the world…
NaNoWriteWithNoLimitsMo is Coming Again Soon!
Have you signed up for NaNoWriMo? I just did! What–writing 50,000 words in 30 days doesn’t sound like fun to you? It is…
A Morning In My Life (or: Noticing Transitions)
See the green shoots? This is the transition I’m happiest about right now–those little green spikes are signs there may be a transition from death to life for my bonsai citrus!
Orchids, Nero Wolfe and Can You Name This Tree?
I’m still settling back into daily life and writing, and looking longingly at Nero Wolfe’s routine: Breakfast, Orchids (9am to 11am), Work (11am till Lunch, then till 4pm), Orchids (4pm to 6pm)…