Monthly Archives: January 2004

My coworker Helena is a jazz singer and a rower. She joined a rowing club on the banks of the Thames river after watching some rowers pulling their boat out of the river and storing it in a clubhouse. They … Continue reading →

Kim and I have been planning a weekend day trip for me to her house for Cat Time and this weekend I finally went. I hopped on the South Central Line on Saturday afternoon and headed out to Crawley, where … Continue reading →

That keeps going through my head for no apparent reason. Argh! I am getting ready for freezing my patootie off next week. It is cold and snowing and getting colder and snowier. If anything is going to make me regret … Continue reading →

A sign at Charing Cross that said CHANGED PRIORITIES AHEAD I’m not sure what it means either, but it is certainly fitting.

Today I was accompanying a student to an appointment just north of Oxford Circus. While I was busy checking for the needed address, she whispered, “Leah, turn around. Turn around. Look! It’s Gwyneth Paltrow.” I spun around in time to … Continue reading →

I accompanied a student to an appointment in a basement office a few blocks from the Res Hall. I accidentally left my purse in the office and had to wait for another 20 minutes for the room to open up … Continue reading →

Another friend is almost engaged. I knew it would happen, he would have to get engaged sooner or later. Now he is almost engaged and it felt like I expected. Ah la Julia Roberts in “My Best Friend’s Wedding.” Except … Continue reading →

I can’t believe it. Tonight I am not in Durango, Colorado. For the first time in five years, Snowdown is going to happen without me. Not that Snowdown needed me to happen, but I added so much flavor to it. … Continue reading →

Hip Hip Hooray! The Arctic blast has paid off and today it is snowing in London! Big flakes that seem to have no intention of sticking to the ground, but they are falling and being swept up and around by … Continue reading →

I looked at the calendar the other day and counted up my weekends left in London. This weekend and two in February and that is it. In those three weekends I still need to do a couple things–see the Tower … Continue reading →