GILL SOUTH

Feeling a bit confused on writing the annual Christmas/New Year’s letter being based in the Northern Hemisphere – it seems more like the time to be doing an annual summary is in the summer somehow. Having said that, we will … continue reading

Just had the most blissful four days for American Thanksgiving – I personally don’t go in for the turkey and pumpkin pie but when you are a working girl, four days off at a really busy time of year is … continue reading

Very excited about starting my new job next week—staff writer at Inman News—the leading US real estate news website here for realtors which also runs big conferences during the year in San Francisco and New York City ( I … continue reading

After you have been in a place for a while, you get to amass a motley crew of people you come across when doing chores. In some cases they become people you know but they don’t necessarily know or remember … continue reading

We’ve all done it, waved the kids off to school on the first day back after the summer holidays, the door hitting them on the backside as they make their slow, feet-dragging, morose exit. But oh, it never gets old, … continue reading

We are just back from a week in Vancouver, visiting family and bringing some with us – the occasion to celebrate Dad’s 80th which was done thoroughly and well. Happy Birthday again, Pops! Though we had been before, it was … continue reading

Well, we’ve fallen into a nice routine here in the school hols where David and the boys go off on a hike every weekend. We see it as a good opportunity to drag them away from their computers and see … continue reading

I bumped into a friend at the food market yesterday afternoon and accosted the poor man as he juggled his flowers and fruit and veggies. “We just went to Marin Headlands today. Why didn’t you ever tell us about the … continue reading

All righty, day one of camp for both boys at the Rangers Archery Academy run by Trackers Bay. It goes from 8.45 til 3.30. (Be still my beating heart.) They get taken to a regional park type place, set … continue reading

Okay, so we learned in no uncertain terms that only IDIOTS set out for a day trip to Stinson Beach in Marin county at midday on July 3.  Because the ENTIRE population of the Bay Area (close to 8 million) … continue reading