Occasional musings from a Left-coast Canadian ExPat in Oxford.
Thanks to all the comment suggestions on my previous post, I tried disabling all the plugins to see if that was the issue. Nope. Then, with the help of Neil and Gill, we spent some time going down the rabbit hole of a weird SQL error having to do with language compatibility (UTF-8 vs. Latin-1). … Continue reading Aaaaand we’re back!
I appear to have broken the back end of my blog. Perhaps the latest wordpress update is to blame? In any case, I’m writing this from my phone, where the wordpress app still seems to be ok (assuming I can actually publish this). Any wordpress wizards want to point me in the direction of what … Continue reading Blog: interrupted
It has not been the happiest New Year so far. Christmas was amazing, and it was so good to see family and celebrate. Unfortunately, after that, things started going downhill pretty rapidly. It really started back in October, when my Oma found a lump in her breast. I think you know where this is going. … Continue reading Awake / Asleep
It’s November. Which means NaBloPoMo. Let’s see what happens when I force myself to blog every day for a month, shall we? Hah. Haaaaaha. Ha. At least it got me writing a little more frequently, yes? Yes. ———————————————————————————– There was a fantastic article posted on Business Insider the other day about the experience of a US … Continue reading North American Expats in England
It’s November. Which means NaBloPoMo. Let’s see what happens when I force myself to blog every day for a month, shall we? ———————————————————————————– Oh dear. Not even 10 days in, and I’ve failed to post every day. And my excuse for missing yesterday isn’t even that great: we were at the pub. We went out for … Continue reading A clash of cultures: Kid-friendly vs. Kid-centric
It’s November. Which means NaBloPoMo. Let’s see what happens when I force myself to blog every day for a month, shall we? ———————————————————————————– Since going back to work full-time in April, I’ve also been a full-time bicycle commuter. And Oxford is fantastic for cycling. In fact, because of the way the roads and cycle paths connect … Continue reading Thing I like: Merrell Boots
It’s November. Which means NaBloPoMo. Let’s see what happens when I force myself to blog every day for a month, shall we? ———————————————————————————– Continue reading Remember, Remember