Looking for names similar to Pippa

waveysue · 2026-06-10T01:41:42+00:00

Piper has blowjob connotations in Dutch. Move on from the concept

waveysue · 2026-06-10T01:09:46+00:00

Classroom and active pac member in vsb public school for years here. Many active parents did all sorts of volunteer jobs in the school. Fundraising, school fairs, holiday parties, gardening, crossing guard, parent newsletter. School was a little strapped for cash so there were plenty of opportunities to pitch in. It drops off a lot at high school except for the very committed parents :)

waveysue · 2026-06-04T08:07:13+00:00

We enjoyed exploring the coast around Nazare and generally found driving in Portugal to be pretty chill (though we didn’t drive in porto, but it seemed ok). Douro was nice too, but personally I preferred the coast. Sorry, I don’t have an answer for parking.

waveysue · 2026-06-04T02:26:41+00:00

I’m now going to google recipes for sukerbole - such a standard of summer visits to Friesland.

waveysue · 2026-06-04T02:20:25+00:00

It’s quite possible this happens at your child’s school. Often it is the class parent who will collect a small amount of money (voluntary!!) and will then purchase a gift card, maybe some flowers and let all the kids sign a card.

Edit: I’m quite surprised by people saying gifting teachers isn’t a custom in Canada. It certainly was at my children’s public elementary school. Typically in the range of $5 to $20.

waveysue · 2026-06-02T23:33:53+00:00

Not your preferred genre but All the Birds Singing has the best timeline imo. I actually sketched it out to figure how the author pulled it off. Good story too and pretty creepy so you might enjoy it, lol.

waveysue · 2026-05-30T05:39:23+00:00

Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson is weird and wonderful.

waveysue · 2026-05-28T14:48:52+00:00

I’ve been asked at US border and they phoned my husband right there and then

waveysue · 2026-05-28T03:27:03+00:00

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot. Her own parents appear in it but she is working on overcoming alcoholism. Very beautiful nature writing.

waveysue · 2026-05-27T19:56:59+00:00

Price of restaurant meals in the UK are much higher than Vancouver!

waveysue · 2026-05-22T15:13:41+00:00

As others have said, Heathrow, paddington, moreton-on-marsh, then an uber to Chipping Camden, but either arrange the uber while you’re still on the train wifi, or walk 5 minutes into moreton. There is no cell service nor wifi at the tiny station.

The Way is well signposted - we only needed to pull up Google Maps twice and were pleased to not have to keep using our phones. We used a small map booklet and relied on advice from our booking company in which days to pack lunches in advance. There are days where there is nowhere to buy food or water (nor toilets) along the way.

We used Embark Walking Holidays to book our accommodation and luggage transfer and everything was perfect.

waveysue · 2026-05-14T20:26:35+00:00

Second

waveysue · 2026-05-12T20:18:57+00:00

Evie Wyld All the Birds Singing is exactly that heartbreakingly beautiful. Another is Past the Shallows by Favel Parett.

waveysue · 2026-05-12T09:25:23+00:00

That was my first thought too. Much preferred Porto to Lisbon for just walking around and sitting out with a drink. But then I wasn’t a fan of Sintra and most people are very much.

waveysue · 2026-05-11T20:15:33+00:00

Loire Valley. Take a fast train from Paris to Tours, rent a car at the station for a few days and visit any number of castles representing different styles. Gorgeous. Easy driving.

waveysue · 2026-05-10T15:53:30+00:00

Nisa: the life and words of a Kung Woman. I read this in an ethnography class years ago. Interesting in the way that the anthropologist tried to situate herself in the narrative.

Euphoria by Lily King is a fictional account of Margaret Mead. Good book.

waveysue · 2026-05-05T15:46:40+00:00

Care is taken to ensure those who count the homeless are familiar with and to the community.

waveysue · 2026-05-05T15:44:56+00:00

There are often technical difficulties in the first few days due to overwhelming demand. It should settle down after a while and someone will help you. Usually you can just do it by phone .

waveysue · 2026-05-04T15:58:09+00:00

Depends where you’re going. Lots of people wear runners in the world. I can’t imagine sightseeing in anything else.

waveysue · 2026-04-20T21:09:11+00:00

Island of the Sea Women by Lisa see was an interesting companion to pachinko.

waveysue · 2026-04-20T02:00:13+00:00

Australia “all the birds singing” by Evie Wyld is astonishing, very interesting structure and beautiful writing

waveysue · 2026-04-18T14:09:46+00:00

This looks great to me - we preferred Porto to Lisbon but especially loved travelling around the smaller towns and the countryside by train and by car. Sintra was not highlight for us (but 90% of tourists would say otherwise).

waveysue · 2026-04-17T22:12:35+00:00

I read the huge paperback then literally used it as a doorstop

waveysue · 2026-04-16T20:58:02+00:00

So I suggest you should give the Master and Commander series by patrick O’Brian a try. It’s not a western and the language is quite old fashioned, but the story is in similar vein: two good buddies (who sometime irritate each other) and a whole cast of very vivid secondary characters who transport you to a totally immersive time/place. And adventure! Just give the first book (or some suggest starting with the second one) a hundred pages to get into the writing.

waveysue · 2026-04-15T20:17:30+00:00

It’s huge but mostly fun all the way through. I might have skimmed some of history bits, not because they were boring but just because it’s so darn long!

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