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My Pet Monkey

Posted by Lovelyn | March 8, 2010 .

Have you ever wanted something really badly, but been unable to have it? When I was a kid I really wanted a monkey. I’d even heard that you could train your pet monkey to change its own diapers and I thought that was pretty cool. I don’t know why you couldn’t just train it to [...]

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The Fermentation Factory

Posted by Lovelyn | February 17, 2010 .

I’ve been fermenting food recently. There’s nothing like some old vegetables to compliment a meal. It’s true. I currently have lacto-fermented salsa and kimchi  in jars in front of the radiator in the living room. Our kitchen is too cold to encourage the fermentation process. Actually, we really don’t need a refrigerator. We can keep [...]

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Life in the UK

Posted by Lovelyn | February 8, 2010 .

It’s already been two years since we moved to the UK. The time has flown by. So now it’s time for me to renew my visa. Two weeks ago, I downloaded the visa application. Much to my dismay, I discovered that I needed to take a test called the Life in the UK Test before [...]

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Have You Ever Had an MRI Before?

Posted by Lovelyn | January 25, 2010 .

“Have you ever gotten an MRI before?” The only other person in the waiting room in a hospital wheelchair asked me. He wore a pair of large glasses. The left lens was frosted over like the glass to a shower door.
“No I haven’t,” I replied.
He leaned forward a bit and said, “It’s nothing really. It [...]

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Hide the Fetus

Posted by Lovelyn | January 18, 2010 .

I haven’t written a post in a long time and I guess I should give you some sort of explanation. Let’s just say that I’ve been a bit busy since coming back to the UK.
About a week after we got back, I found out I was pregnant. I had a whole week to celebrate and [...]

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My Little Run Away

Posted by Lovelyn | November 17, 2009 .

“I think I’m getting fat,” my husband announced. He pulled up his t-shirt to expose his flat, white stomach,  pinched a bunch of skin and said, “See.”
My husband is very thin, so I’m not sure how to take this. “Are you making fun of me?” I ask.
“You’re paranoid,” he said. “I’m not making fun of [...]

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Bespectacled

Posted by Lovelyn | November 10, 2009 .

My stepson has been having problems reading at school. He’s been complaining of headaches and eye strain, so it was time to take him to the eye doctor. Of course, he needed glasses. Jealous of all the glasses wearing going on in the family, my husband got his eyes checked too. We all knew that [...]

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The Car Wash Rumble

Posted by Lovelyn | November 4, 2009 .

Despite my dislike for hypermarts, we went to Tesco’s today to pick up some things that we needed–essentials like rice noodles, peanuts and coconut milk. In the parking lot of Tesco’s, there are these car wash guys. They push these little black carts and wear the required neon green reflective vests that all blue collar [...]

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Has Your Accent Changed?

Posted by Lovelyn | October 28, 2009 .

My stepson grew up in Florida, but has managed to maintain an English accent his entire life–until now. Recently, something quite strange has occurred. Now that he lives in England and has very limited contact with Americans his accent is rapidly becoming more American.
He’s gone in the direction of the ultra patriot. Singing the national [...]

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Oatmeal for Breakfast

Posted by Lovelyn | October 21, 2009 .

It’s starting to get cold out. Every time I step outside I’m reminded of how much I don’t like the cold. I’m wrapped up in my winter coat and there are still people going out in t-shirts. I’m a weather wimp. I openly admit it.
The cold mornings have made me less fond of the chilly [...]

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