I have always been quite aware of my name. In Ireland, Janine is still not a common name and when I was younger it was much rarer. While many complain of sharing their name with someone else in their class, there wasn’t another Janine in the whole school. This is a mixed blessing. I already [...]

Just in case you may have forgotten that today is St Patrick’s Day, I decided at the last minute this morning to decorate my blog with a few reminders in my usual subtle style I figure, if it’s good enough for Google to go green for the day, wysiwyg can join in too! I never [...]

At last, I have got round to uploading a few photos to flickr. I intend editing them properly at some stage and setting up my own gallery section at this site but at least I’m making progress I should say that I’m not into photography. For a start, I don’t have a steady hand and [...]

Update 28 Feb 2009: I’ve launched a website dedicated to ladies with larger shoe sizes. Visit the forum now and share your favourite shoe shops, or ask where you can find shoes in your size near you at PrettyBigShoes.net. I’ve posted before about my big feet, and while London offers some good options, there is [...]