A rags-to-riches tale with both a moral and a heart.
Pip Pirrip is standing in a cemetery, visiting the graves of his parents when an escaped convict lunges at him, desperate for food and clothes. This meeting, which opens the book, will resonate in ways neither character could imagine. The convict is caught again and Pip […]

Update: You know the annoying person in every class? The person who has to pipe up with such starters as, “In my experience….” or “This is what I do…”. The kind who clunks you over the head with enthusiasm, yes, but also with a kind of unnerving zap that you just want them to shut […]

This past weekend we put our electric blanket on our bed. I should state for the record that, honestly, we really don’t need it. We don’t. We’ve done quite well these past few years without it.
This year is different. We have decided we MUST have total comfort 100% of the time we are in bed, […]

Wild weather in Victoria, eh? We’re not flooding* but the rain has been wonderful. What I liked especially was this low pressure system came in from the east. The east! Unheard of! I keep looking up in the sky, waiting for Mary Poppins.
The kids, bugger it, are sick. How can I tell apart from the […]