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Driving home from a night out on Saturday I bored my long-suffering husband with all the reasons why I hadn’t been writing my blog recently. I had high hopes of keeping up the occasional posts to document stuff of interest … Continued
If you’d have asked me what household item I’d miss when I moved to the US I’m fairly certain I’d have probably picked some convenience from the kitchen, blender, cake tins, the pasta maker. Surprisingly, the item I missed the … Continued
Today is my one month anniversary working at my new job and two months since I flew home. The time seems to have rushed by and in many ways I still feel like I’m only just getting used to being … Continued
In a vague attempt to see the carpet in the front bedroom, I have been working my way through unpacking and sorting out various boxes of my stuff left over from the move last year. Just when I thought that … Continued
A short tale of serendipity… Way back in the depths of winter, while cruising the art scene on Durham’s Third Friday, I met at a friend of the fabulous Sarah Goetz, who had worked for some time in England, (in … Continued
Having being away from the UK for the best part of 6 months I have discovered that I am not particularly prone to homesickness. Of course I miss people and places but not in that particular gut wrenching, joy engulfing, … Continued
Dear Ms ______ (My Secondary School Physical Education Teacher) Due to a slightly sore shoulder slowing me down, today as I was swimming I had some time to ponder a few things. No doubt due to being engaged in it … Continued
As we prepared to fly out to the UK for fieldwork just over a week ago, I was struck by the fact that it has been almost two years since I conducted any field research. With PhD write-up, a desk … Continued
Once again I have been remiss about posting recently but mostly that’s because I have been sans internet at home since moving last week and so the sneeky late night 5min slots that I need to write here have not … Continued