Sweet Babou and I are big fans of a marvelous BBC One show called Gavin & Stacey. A main premise of the show is the heroine’s attachment to Barry Island and her Welsh friends and family. We now live about 5 minutes from Barry and Barry Island. Guess where we went as soon as… Read more Hiya Barry Island. What’s Occurring?
On 28 July we bid farewell to our nice bed and breakfast, The Manor House, and headed down the road to our new home. Here we are at our front door – yes that is a palm tree with the roses — gawking at seagulls: These seagulls, to be exact: It’s really lovely here and… Read more Home Again, Naturally
Sorry I’ve not blogged recently. Internet has been spotty and we won’t be at full capacity until next Tuesday. However, we are in Wales … and we are loving it! The people here are lush, they are. Getting here was less than fun, tho. It became a farce of shite-we-weren’t-expecting-and-things-we-expected-not-happening. Not as bad as Mark… Read more Wales, We Are In You!
Pity poor Wales, with it’s gorgeous scenery and lovely people, for the Kramers are descending upon it – a ravening horde of Americans intent on seeing every tourist attraction and site of interest contained therein. The house is not yet fully sold (although people are looking and making interested noises) but Sweet Babou’s visa is… Read more Brace Yourself Wales!
Apparently, people are startled and horrified that the UK will be leaving the EU even though they voted to Leave … especially since they found out within hours that the promises the Leave camp had made were a tissue of lies and propaganda. Now they are full of regret. Then why did they vote Leave… Read more #Regrexit
We were supposed to sign the closing papers to sell our home today at 10:00 AM. At 9:00 AM I get a text from my realtor saying that the buyers (who have been twerps from start to finish) now have “concerns” about the possibility of human remains on our property because it is close to… Read more You have got to be joking …
In my book The Jezebel Effect I discuss how female politicians are slut shamed in a way male leaders are not: Any woman can be slut shamed, but what happens when a woman gets real power and/or prestige in her community? Does the slut shaming increase? Yes and no. If they are maintaining the sociocultural… Read more Brace Yourself For the Slut Shaming Onslaught
Hilary Rodham Clinton will most likely be the first female POTUS. Frankly, I am not thrilled. I was – I am – an ardent supporter of Bernie Sanders. There are several key policy issues where I agree with Sanders and vehemently disagree with HRC. Those are: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict – Sanders confirms Israel’s right to… Read more Why I’ll Be Voting For Clinton Even Though She Doesn’t Thrill Me
As many of you know, my husband and I and our three daughters are moving to Wales, specifically the small coastal hamlet of Sully. Sweet Babou requested a transfer to the UK and his company, Salesforce, made it so. (This kind of employee care is why he intends to stay at Salesforce until retirement.) The… Read more If stress were people, I’d be Bangladesh.
Today I was planning on posting about why I am convinced Woody Allen is the child rapist his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow says he is. However, worries about my middle daughter, Buttercup, are consuming all my thoughts so you’ll just have to go a list of 10 facts about the case that Woody Allen’s defenders… Read more Wishing I Could Make it All Better for Buttercup