rachelandrew

I seem to start every month in a state of shock that a new month has arrived, time being an ever precious commodity these days. This year’s Open University courses have started, this year I’m taking “Reading Classical Latin“ and “Religion Today: Tradition, Modernity and Change“, interesting stuff … it’s been a good few years … eep .. it’s March already

Just what everyone needs, a Rowan Williams bear!

I’m just thawing out after a week with no heating or hot water.. brrr! I must have gone soft while I’ve been down South, but it’s no fun typing when your fingers are turning blue.

When I was very small we used to watch the Space Shuttle’s televised launches and landings in awe of these near superhumans who could fly into space, I remember the Challenger disaster very clearly – but remember more the way my parents and other people around me reacted to that, than how I felt at … Space Shuttle Columbia

Not so long ago, if I received an email with a virus attached, I would email the sender with the relevant instructions of how to remove this virus. I don’t do this any more unless someone is sending repeated virii from the same address, because many of the virii in circulation today spoof their from … things that make me go grrr

(only 3 days late) This is cool – Samuel Pepys diary in blog format, it’s one of those things that is great to read but a bit overwhelming in several weighty tomes! As a blog it will be interesting to follow especially as people can add their own annotations.

Today, I was hit over the head with a cucumber by an insane Christmas shopper. Next year I’m not going anywhere near the shops without an American football-style get up. I’m amazed the Small Person survived the scrum and trolley gridlock in Sainsbury’s unscathed.

We got fish for the office .. then they had baby fish .. now we have a whole lot of fish but they are very cool and the babies are tiny. See the feesch.