I always dreamt about one day living in London. I'm not quite sure what I pictured this life would be, but presumably my dreams did not involve things like: queuing for a bus, cramming onto a crowded Tube, getting wet feet from a hidden puddle under wobbly paving on the footpath. But these are as much… Continue reading Love this city… (but sometimes I hate it too)
Author: Michelle Kn Stone
Australian-born London-dweller. I love books, travel, my garden, my husband and sunshine but not necessarily in that order.
Harvest time (29.2022)
You know who I keep thinking about? Barb from season one Stranger Things. I don’t know why, but I keep picturing her sitting by the pool while her friends are off upstairs. Sitting there feeling sad, feeling pissed off and (spoilers!) about to be eaten by a monster. Although she doesn’t know that. We just… Continue reading Harvest time (29.2022)
(30.2022)
It’s been an exciting and busy week this week starting with two more comedy events, our last of the Red Imp Edinburgh warm up season. The first of these featured Robin Ince as the headline act. Robin Ince is a very clever and very funny man, and I really wanted to listen to him. However… Continue reading (30.2022)
Looking ahead – and backwards (27.2022)
I haven't written a weekly update for some time - sorry about that. I've been letting other things take up my time and as a result have not focussed much on this blog. Some short headline life news: I didn't get the job I applied for. I am not terribly upset about it. I think… Continue reading Looking ahead – and backwards (27.2022)
Impressions of Cambodia – 2. Transport
You can walk, of course, but in this heat you’re not going to walk for long. You need wheels. There are many types of wheels available for you. Bicycle is one, and in the heat you would be brave but the good thing is this is a flat city. You might be pedalling a cyclo… Continue reading Impressions of Cambodia – 2. Transport
Impressions of Cambodia – 1. Phnom Penh
Where does the money come from? This is not a country rich in oil or minerals but there are Bentleys and Rolls Royces for sale and being driven about on the roads of Phnom Penh. This is proper ostentatious wealth, completely different to the branded clothing that everyone wears, because when Gucci branded clothes are… Continue reading Impressions of Cambodia – 1. Phnom Penh
The Rise and Fall (24.2022)
Last week was a long, tough week. Work ramped up with a big task landing on my desk on Monday morning with a Wednesday deadline. This task took up all of my Monday, preparing a first draft of the document and sending it out to the team who needed to review and add to it.… Continue reading The Rise and Fall (24.2022)
Back into it (23.2022)
I hope you’ll excuse my recent burst of silence. I’ve been back from Australia for a while but was not much motivated to write last weekend, so you’ll miss all of my insightful comments on the Queen’s Jubilee. Actually I didn’t watch any of the pageantry or concerts or… any of it. We celebrated the… Continue reading Back into it (23.2022)
Bones of grief (20.22)
My last post indicated some kind of travel was in my future. It turned out that travel was a lot closer than I expected. The day after my last post was published was a Monday. I was in the office when I got word from my family that my mother had passed away. It wasn't… Continue reading Bones of grief (20.22)
How to be a winner and loser at the same time (19.22)
Good and bad news this week. Let's start with this week’s bad news: I lost a friend. Not a real friend, but someone whose voice I have listened to intently over the last two years. Someone whose relaxing tone helped me feel calm and focussed; someone who made me laugh; someone who helped me calm… Continue reading How to be a winner and loser at the same time (19.22)
Tales from Tobhamhor 