Okay, it’s time to share the not-quite-so-romantic part of our life together. The part where our house is tiny, the only furniture we own are two bookcases, a cabinet, a chest freezer and a bed (the rest is borrowed), we have to strive to find time to actually sit down for dinner, and we eat [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Cheap, easy, yummy Cottage Pie (or Shepherd’s Pie, though it’s not lamb)
Posted in Life, Recipes, tagged cheap living, food, kitchen, recipes on June 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The first six months
Posted in Life, My tender warrior, Our wedding, tagged anniversary, husband, marriage on June 17, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Today is our 6 month anniversary. This time a year ago, it was finally starting to hit me that we’d be getting married so very soon. This time 6 months ago, I was surrounded by so many of my favourite women and girls, preparing myself for the moment that my groom would first see me. In fact, [...]
Very Young Girls
Posted in Despair, Documentaries, tagged child prostitution, documentaries, politics, sexual exploitation on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This week, I watched a documentary that broke my heart. Very Young Girls follows several American teenagers and an organisation called GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services – coolest acronym ever). Essentially, the umbrella fact is that the average age of entry into prostitution in America is just 13 years old. I teach 13 year olds [...]
