A Celebration of Mundanity

Today was my official last day of work before I start maternity leave. Although I will be returning on the 14th and 15th of this month to take part in opening events for the new Darwin Center. I've…

We were in Pittsburgh for nine days where we saw our family and friends. More importantly, they all got to see me “in the family way.” It was a busy and hectic visit, but a good one. I'm in the…

We are back from a mini-break to Paris. I do have to say that I particularly enjoyed the hassle free travel on the Eurostar. Posts and photos forthcoming! Here's a teaser photo, me and Epsilon in the…

Today involved a bit of a whirlwind of sight seeing: Sacre Couer, the (albeit very short) funicular, Arc d'Triomphe, strolling along the Champs Elysee, purchasing an outfit for Epsilon from a shop…

Today's mission: we set out in search of the perfect baguette. We ended up doing pretty well on that front, it wasn't perfect, but it was mighty tasty. As were the other pastries we sampled. We…

We arrived in Paris by train, on the Eurostar. What a pleasant way to travel! Particularly in contrast to all the air travel we have done. It was so relaxed with our packed lunches and snacks and…

Recent news stories are listing Maidenhead and Slough as new "hot spots" for Swine Flu breakouts. These are the two stops my train makes on the main line on my morning commute everyday. They are both…

Here we are, we've made it half way. I feel so huge already and there are many months ahead of us. The official weigh in, I’m at 129 lbs, of which 10.5 oz is ε. Head to toe, she's now the size of…

Today we lifted the gender embargo. It was a little father's day gift for my Dad. He recieved a video camera for his computer from my brother's and they set up a surprise call. Over this call we…

I am not looking forward to this mornings commute. There is a 48 hour Tibe strike on. I wonder if the train in will be deserted from people either avoiding the city or able to work from home. I have…