tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1277110 2009-11-14T20:59:18-05:00 British Girl + American Boy = Alien Spouse TypePad http://www.alienspouse.com/apple-touch-icon.pngSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesThis is Alien Spouse. Do not adjust your set. We control the vertical, we control the horizontal and we control those cupcakes over there too. This blog is written by a British girl who moved to America with her husband, and it's mainly to keep in touch with family and friends, but anyone is welcome to read it. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345216fc69e20120a6a00b5a970b 2009-11-14T20:59:18-05:00 2009-11-14T20:59:18-05:00 Jen - The Alien Spouse This morning I was woken up by the pitiful mews of a hungry Nancy, so I got up to feed her and Edith. The sun was shining through the morning mist, and the leafless black trees so it all looked...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?a=8i28_AKUZIQ:HIhNmFLrICU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/8i28_AKUZIQ" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345216fc69e20120a69cbf00970b 2009-11-13T22:38:34-05:00 2009-11-13T22:39:28-05:00 Jen - The Alien Spouse Last night we went out for a really nice birthday dinner at the new tapas and martini bar in town, where I can highly recommend the cheese plate, the calamari and the Dry London Fog (which is a shaken vodka...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?a=IlHTwNZJzGE:7xcLKkOwhHI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/IlHTwNZJzGE" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345216fc69e20128759ec7c6970c 2009-11-13T22:12:33-05:00 2009-11-13T22:12:33-05:00 Jen - The Alien Spouse We just got back from seeing "Whip It!", which is SO much fun! It's Drew Barrymore's directorial debut and it's about Ellen Page's Bliss Cavendar discovering a roller derby league in Austin, Texas. You have got to give it to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?a=6sJNrxurAMY:HbRqd9piH08:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/6sJNrxurAMY" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345216fc69e20128758dbd19970c 2009-11-12T15:17:37-05:00 2009-11-12T15:17:48-05:00 Jen - The Alien Spouse Doc brought me home at lunchtime, and on the way we stopped off at the post office where there were very exciting parcels from my lovely Mum. They weren't there yesterday, so her timing was pin-point accurate and all the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?a=svHwTFWK8Pc:clcOkVSPx14:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/svHwTFWK8Pc" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345216fc69e201287583c8cc970c 2009-11-11T19:27:20-05:00 2009-11-11T19:27:20-05:00 Jen - The Alien Spouse We ran low on all our tea reserves at once, so we had to restock as a matter of some urgency. As you can see we take our tea very seriously round here. From left to right, we have: Constant...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?a=bUQIv-eZZr4:lTqH7ypc8Ws:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/bUQIv-eZZr4" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345216fc69e20120a68161e5970b 2009-11-11T19:11:02-05:00 2009-11-11T19:11:02-05:00 Jen - The Alien Spouse Yesterday evening I covered the hall carpet in tin foil. It looks as though crazy people live in our house, and they are trying to stop the aliens reading the floor's thoughts. Actually I'm still trying to find a way...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?a=qfNHpcLdIc4:41geWTO3r5g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/qfNHpcLdIc4" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345216fc69e201287578b1e4970c 2009-11-10T19:55:00-05:00 2009-11-10T19:55:00-05:00 Jen - The Alien Spouse Last time I bought yarn, I happened to get two hanks of red cotton. Before I started knitting with the first one I wound it into a ball, but it took ages because I let it all get tangled up...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?a=Y8GutoWcj8g:GeLbKjMWS24:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/Y8GutoWcj8g" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345216fc69e20128756d0045970c 2009-11-09T19:33:59-05:00 2009-11-09T19:33:59-05:00 Jen - The Alien Spouse I bought this water-bottle a few weeks ago, as it happens it was just a few days before I caught Mono. At the time I bought it simply because I love my skull-and-crossbones stuff. The timing is somewhat ironic, as...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?a=xXyyLg9Ir6w:CtJ0TxsShuk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/xXyyLg9Ir6w" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345216fc69e2012875650b2c970c 2009-11-08T21:56:37-05:00 2009-11-08T21:56:37-05:00 Jen - The Alien Spouse So tired today. I slept in late, then I ate pancakes, then slept some more. Then I made a spinach smoothie, and lazed around. Then we went over to see Randy, I ate veggie mince chili and knitted. Now? I'm...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?a=h9zMG9nK-CM:beFVE5gbUVU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/h9zMG9nK-CM" height="1" width="1"/> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8345216fc69e2012875620684970c 2009-11-07T21:27:01-05:00 2009-11-07T21:28:53-05:00 Jen - The Alien Spouse When I knitted my turquoise wig hat I made a mistake, actually I'm sure I made a lot of mistakes, but there was one that I particularly noticed: It looked kind of cool, and I realised that I'd inadvertently added...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?a=1As0KUSl-EE:BPl1U3TiNn8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AlienSpouse?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AlienSpouse/~4/1As0KUSl-EE" height="1" width="1"/>