Why he’s the Dickens
Thursday, June 29th, 2006This morning while Sue and Emily made friends with the Beefeaters at the Tower of London (those are big strapping…
Fiction author Robin Brande talks about writing, reading, and other vital matters
Writing, reading, and other vital matters
Archive for June, 2006
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2006How’s this for your favorite anxiety dream? You decide to pop into one more shop, and when you come out,…
Cleo kicks it
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006Tonight we went to the Globe Theatre (yes, still a thatched roof; yes, still open-air; yes, still all those groundlings…
Neville and The Coat
Monday, June 26th, 2006Two MAJOR sightings in the past 24 hours.
First, at the National Gallery in London today, I saw our friend…
Mr. Darcy and the wet shirt
Saturday, June 24th, 2006As I mentioned yesterday, anyone who has seen the A & E version of Pride and Prejudice knows what we…
Jane Austen geek
Friday, June 23rd, 2006Okay, yes, I am.
To prove it, I’ve come all this way across the ocean, sitting upright overnight on a…
Memo to self: Don’t wing it.
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006So I was trying something new this time, thinking, “Hey, why be so rigid? Reservations, schmeservations.” I figured it’s a…
Veal from the future
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006First, a disclosure: I am really, really strung out on sleeplessness right now. So I have no idea if what…
Pretending to be her
Monday, June 19th, 2006Time to reveal a secret:
The person flying to London tomorrow isn’t me.
It’s this persona I came up with…
Minimum daily requirements
Sunday, June 18th, 2006I’m heading to England the day after tomorrow, and the report from my stepdaughter, whom I’m meeting over there, is…