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Online Networking

Posted by: stazjia on: September 9, 2008

I’ve always been a very private person and not given to making friends easily. That doesn’t mean I don’t have friends, I just take time to get to know people. I’m a very outgoing person so this reserve isn’t immediately obvious.
Even though I’ve been an internet addict for more than 10 years, I’ve only made [...]

Unhappy families

Posted by: stazjia on: August 5, 2008

I’ve started writing a very shortened account of my life on my Lensography. The first section deals with my restless, rootless childhood. I think one of the reasons I like writing about places in England is because my parents found it hard to settle in one place during our childhood. Find out how we [...]

Back Home after a Lovely Weekend Away

Posted by: stazjia on: July 29, 2008

It’s been very hot and sunny here over the last few days, such a change from the rain we’ve had. I went to visit my brother and his family on the outskirts of London on Friday, came home yesterday. I love going to stay with them. His partner is Kenyan and they have a son [...]

More Squidoo + a picture of me at 6 years old

Posted by: stazjia on: July 24, 2008

This is the picture on my Lensography, taken when I was 6 years old. The Lensography is a list of all my Squidoo lenses.
I added another one today – Fruit Harvest Recipes. It has recipes for using fruit from your garden like apples, plums, blackberries and peaches. They are all recipes I’ve used often [...]

Family Party Next Week

Posted by: stazjia on: July 19, 2008

Next Friday I go to London for a family party on Saturday. This year my youngest brother was 50 and my mother 85 and we’re having a surprise party for the two of them together. I don’t much like going to London anymore but I’m looking forward to seeing everybody. I’ll come home on Monday [...]

Thoughts about dying

Posted by: stazjia on: July 7, 2008

It’s very strange thinking that I could die at any time. It was brought home to me again yesterday at the end of the Men’s Single Final at Wimbledon when Roger Federer said he’d be back next year. I thought, ‘Oh, good, maybe he’ll win again’ (not that I have anything against Nadel). The next [...]