Since the age of about thirteen, I’ve believed I had an allergy to wool. My aunt Marg bought me a beautiful wool sweater for my birthday that year. It made me heat up like I was having a hot flash (not yet!) and turned my skin red. But I wore it anyway, because I adored my aunt and anything she gave me.
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I couldn’t wear shoes for the first five days I was home from my recent European adventure. (BTW I will move on to other topics next week! This post is really more about feet and shoes than anything else.)
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We now know that populist Hungarian President Viktor Orban was swept out of office after sixteen years. My cousin BA and I were due to arrive in Budapest the day after the election. As our flight drew closer, Orban was talking about trying to cancel voting and there were widespread protests. It looked anything but calm in the country’s capital.
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There’s a strange phenomenom when you come home from a big trip. At a certain point you wonder, did that really happen? Thank goodness there are photographs to prove my seventeen days in three countries were all real.
…The Grandmother Land Read More »
It’s finally here! I’ve dreamed about going to Poland since I was a little girl. And now I’m going with the other person in my life who had the same dream, my cousin (and great friend) Barbara Anne.
…Away We Go! Odchodzimy! Read More »
I usually publish a blog post on Fridays. Last week, the schedule got interrupted because I’m having some work done on my website. Some folks wrote and inquired about where I’d gone. Thank you for caring!
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Beautiful Puerto Vallarta, Bucerias and so many other lovely places I visited with Erin Davis in January. All torn up because of retaliatory violence. It began with the death of a cartel leader at the hands (or the guns) of military police.
…When Paradise Turns Nightmarish Read More »
If you’ve ever thought of learning a new language, look at the example set by Erin Davis.
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I didn’t plan it this way, I swear!
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We’re all looking for better value these days. I would have called myself a fairly savvy shopper but lately I’ve been drilling down even further on prices.
…Little Wins That Add Up Read More »
I’m zipping out to Calgary this week to visit with my cousin and life-long confidante Barbara-Anne. We are going to sketch out plans for a trip to Poland and Hungary in the spring. We’ve talked about going for a long time and this time I think it’s really going to happen!
…The Wild (For me, Mild!) West Read More »