CORD is a British NGO working in post-conflict countries to help people rebuild their lives. They just came out with a new campaign that I LOVE… toilet twinning! They even have a blog showing which celebrities and businesses and signing up to the scheme. I just think it would be so funny to have your…
Can I distract you for just two minutes to tell you about a website I LOVE? I first visited Tartella because one of the ladies behind it is a friend of a friend (hi Jodi) and so when someone says “oh my friend has this website you would love…” you go take a look out…
The good thing about travelling a lot is you have lots of hours sitting on planes, trains, buses to catch up on all those books you have been wanting to read for aaaaages. Here is what I have consumed in the last few weeks… The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kinsolver is one that I think…
I’ll be going home at the weekend and looking forward to a week of wonderful family Christmassy goodness, which for sure will include much baking and cooking, and probably will also include a couple of good movies. Ok, I tried to think of my top ten, but honestly I cannot htink of 10 good Christmas…
No I don’t wanna battle from beginning to end; I don’t wanna cycle or recycle revenge; I don’t wanna follow death and all his friends. These lyrics from Coldplay are going round and round my head, illustrated with images from DRC and Afghanistan this week.
When I “left” my job in July (the internship at least, now I’m back on that scarily-adult-like permanent contract) my wonderful boss gave me an amazon.com voucher. Three months and a 10 euro tax charge later, I am the excited possesor of FIVE new books! The only difficult question now is what to start first……