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Chemistry set of memories

When someone asks you to talk about your kitchen, you assume they want to know about its size, layout and … More

Christmas, cooking, crockpot, curry, food, hollandaise sauce, kheer, kitchen, pasta sauce, popcorn, pressure cooker, slow cooker, tuna

Art for Fashion – look what I made!

Our first Art for Fashion project was to interpret the work of a relatively modern artist (twentieth century onwards) onto … More

art, clothes, clothing, design, fashion, fashion design, flower, Houston, mannequin, museum, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, paper mache, papier-mâché, stained glass, Texas, United States, US

Overground, underground and behind the scenes

Sorry that I’ve been a bit quiet for the last few weeks, I didn’t even manage to publish one of … More

Alley Theatre, Canary Wharf, Houston, mohawk, Texas, theatre, United States, US

Student life

My first week of classes is over.  Odd to have structure in my life again after 13 weeks of just … More

English Composition, HCC, studying, Texas, United States, US, writing, writing skills

Rain and Ice

When I moved to India in July 2004, I knew I was going there during the monsoon.  It was sort … More

AHL, American Hockey League, Houston, Houston Aeros, ice hockey, monsoon, Texas, United States, US

Global FMCG branding

FMCG is the abbreviation used for Fast Moving Consumer Goods – stuff you buy at a supermarket.  Over the last … More

brand, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, FMCG, marketing, Meister Proper, Mr Clean, Nestle, Procter & Gamble, Royal Canin, United States, US, Whiskas

LHR T5

A picture of what I was left with to take to Houston, having shed belongings of different types across the … More

aeroplane, airplane, emigrate, Heathrow, luggage, travel

What makes a good shower?

While on my road trip in England, I stayed with lots of friends and family as well as a few … More

Bath Spa, bathroom, Galveston, quality, road trip, shower, Texas, Thermae Bath Spa, travel

Chicken and egg of moving country

Using my previous experience as a guide to moving from one country to another, I was expecting the chicken and … More

bank account, chicken or egg, emigration, flat, immigration, letting agent, mobile phone, moving home, PRINCE2, property, renting, Texas

Ship, store or salvage

Anyone who has interrupted their travels to settle down for a bit will have gone through what I’m going through … More

India, packing, South Africa, storage, travel

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