I must say, when I heard a woman talk about turning her husband’s ashes into diamond rings for her children on This Morning the other day I was a tad disturbed. The thought of having a loved one’s remains hanging around my neck just doesn’t do it for me. I can however understand how it… Continue reading Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Diamonds
The YS Chronicles
“It’s weird when you’re searching for stuff. That’s when you realise people are such losers, making websites about vegetables and stuff.” (My 12 year old sister whilst doing homework for her Food class at school.) Which brings me rather loosely onto the subject of mobile phones. I love my phone but it fails in one… Continue reading The YS Chronicles
Happy New Year
I read somewhere that it is the impurities in gemstones that give them their colour. Beautiful.
Tolkien, a racist?
I went to see The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and it was rather amazing. One thing bugged me about the whole thing though, was Tolkien a racist? I surpressed this thought for a while but the images of the ‘bad’ men with dark skin, wearing turbans and riding on elephants just… Continue reading Tolkien, a racist?
Merry Christmas 2003
Merry Christmas to one and all! It’s been a fun month so far with all the Christmas parties and dinners I’ve been to. I’m all partied out, yo! On a completely different note, I love bubbles. They bring happiness to so many with such little effort! By far one of the best Christmas presents I… Continue reading Merry Christmas 2003
F-f-f-freezin'
You know it’s cold when after standing outside for five minutes you can’t even feel your face. Aaah, winter is here! We were forecast some snow today but it seems that Claude will have to wait a little longer to be reincarnated.