Whats in a nickname?
I wonder if our dog Sasha has an identity crisis? She gets all sorts of names – Sassy, Sass-rat, Floppy-ears, Teddy-bear Head, Princess Sasha, The Baby, The Rat, Muppet, Little-one, Bubby and Sassle to name a few… Makes me wonder, why do we use nicknames? Often there is emotion tied to a nickname – whether […]
Chronicles of Narnia
7 book children’s fantasy series by C. S. Lewis. Having enjoyed The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and some of the other Chronicles of Narnia books as a kid, I was recently delighted to discover a second-hand copy of the complete series at the local markets. I snapped it up and the following weekend […]
New hair cut
It was time for a new ‘do’. My hair was the longest it had ever been, almost down to my waist. It was getting very difficult to care for – brushing was the worst aspect, I have never known such huge tangles. My hairdresser was a little worried about cutting so much off I think, […]
Monstrous Regiment
Novel by Terry Pratchett. This is my first taste of Pratchett and I must say, after initially flicking through the pages and wondering what the fuss is about, I am hooked! Pratchett has a sublime sense of the ridiculous and in Monstrous Regiment, a tale of war, religion and the power of the press, he […]
WP Dashboard – Trimming the fat
The default admin dashboard when you log into WordPress contains multiple feeds which tend to slow down the loading of the page. In addition, on a site where there are several users the feeds tend to add to the confusion a new user feels when they first login. The solution, was to replace the wp-admin/index.php […]
In a rut and out of the loop
I’m feeling a little bit lost at the moment, workwise. The company I work for is selling up and I am about to lose my job (sniff). It’s only a part-time job, and it’s not been work I’ve wholly enjoyed, but the work-from-home aspect of it has been very convenient for me. It allowed me […]