Monthly Archives: June 2012
Odds & Ends: A Mother-in-Law to Smash all Stereotypes
When I was getting a divorce, twelve years ago, my mother-in-law said, “I want you and I to remain friends.” I muttered some polite platitude in return. Friends with the mother of the man with whom I was engaged in … Continue reading
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Tagged family, katherine gregor, life, mother-in-law, musings, relationships, scribe doll, women, writing
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Theatre Review: While the Sun Shines
It is a crying shame that this production is on for only a week, or I would go and see it again. Terence Rattigan’s 1943 comedy is a farce involving the usual premise of mistaken identity and romantic complications, but … Continue reading
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Tagged giant olive, katherine gregor, lion and unicorn theatre, scribe doll, terence rattigan, while the sun shines
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Odds & Ends: My Adventures in Twitter
Beginnings: I signed up to Twitter a few days before Christmas. It seemed like a low-maintenance way of promoting my writing electronically. As usual, I needed someone to show me. Not that the instructions were complicated – on the contrary. I … Continue reading
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Tagged katherine gregor, musings, scribe doll, tweeting, twitter, writing
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Odds & Ends: Showbiz Party*
The Scene: a bar Props: nibbles and alcoholic drinks (white wine with a soupçon of ammonia, red wine with a bouquet of vinaigre, or champagne à la bicarbonate) . Sound Effects: Near hysterical laughter and raised, sometimes high-pitched voices with … Continue reading
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Tagged actors, katherine gregor, life, networking, party, scribe doll, showbiz, theatre, writing
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Odds & Ends: Diamond Jubilee
All right, so I’m a spoilsport. I had planned to spend today hiding in my flat, and catching the River Pageant on the television news. I just have never been a fan of crowded, public celebrations of anything. I still … Continue reading
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