Disparate Huisvrouw

• Happy New Year! 4 months ago New beginningsWell, it’s been a while folks, and the last few months have flown by.November saw me briefly returning to the Motherland to see family and friends, and to collect a pretty blue biscuit tin containing the last of the ashes from my poor old dad.In true Spencer...
• Miss Piggy 7 months ago Big 'n' Chunky Sweet 16CuddlyThis, ladies and gentleman, is what can happen to your carcass if you work in a chocolate factory.Or, if you suddenly give up a childhood full of sport, to enjoy a Bacchanalian youth on the English Riviera (a.k.a. Southend-on-sea).Worryingly, this is what could happen...
• Empty nest 7 months ago First day at schoolIndian SummerI’ve decided that September is my favorite month in BC.I love the deep cornflower blue sky and the breathtaking mountain vistas over Mount Baker and the North Shore. I absolutely adore the gorgeous Canadian maples that are beginning to turn red; and I love the...
• Houses of Pain... 7 months ago Sgt O'Neill: the day after he's moved house; just as his wife tells him she's going back to work tomorrow, leaving him in charge of their four young children, and unpacked boxes.Moving hellMoving house is one of the most stressful, exhausting, time-consuming, and totally un-fun activities, that...
• A Botox Party? YEAH BABY! 7 months ago Never drink too much wine at a botox party...End of the rainy season..?Well, I think spring has finally sprung in White Rock.The birds are now chirping merrily in the mornings, the trees have sprouted their annual lush green mist and it's getting a bit warmer. But it's ONLY JUST stopped...

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