I managed to trick my beloved nonagenarian paternal grandmother into staying on the phone with me for nearly an hour tonight, which was a new record in my nearly two years abroad. Her post-depression era tendencies are to cut off conversations at 15 minutes or so because of what it must be costing; it [...]
The odd thing about this blog having existed for more than a year is that I can refer back to what was written on this day last year! One year ago today, my sister arrived from the states for a week-long visit. This year, she is heading home instead of here, although I cannot complain [...]
This is the sort of Easter weekend weather that would have made my mother crazy when my sister and I were little–totally not appropriate for the holiday at hand. The UK is having gale winds, and it has been alternating between sleet and hail this morning. Not a good weekend to dress up [...]
My sister was here this week for a mere 4 days, a very American vacation. She needed a change of scenery and was taking advantage of her spring break; I was delighted to have her around if nothing else than to work alongside each other companionably on our matching MacBook laptops. Of the [...]
Tomorrow is my birthday, which means I can wish a not-so-fond farewell to the year of being 31 and start fresh again. Since I’m a January baby it seems to make more sense to truely start the new year with each birthday instead of with some arbitrary calendar date. Besides which, by the time my [...]
I’m oh so very excited, my sister is re-joining the expat life later this year. So we will be expat sisters, on different continents but both far from the continent that is our home. This is really exciting on many levels. Most obviously, my sis has really big and exciting reasons for [...]
I’ve said it before but it’s useful to reiterate: for some reason, living abroad has made me very moody. Yesterday I was very happy. This morning I was completely miserable. It seems as though very small things shift this balance. I was talking to my sister yesterday about the pros and cons of life in [...]
This week’s BBC had a feature on a couple here in Britain who did not know they were twins, had been separated at birth, and who had gotten married married. Eeeeew. The courts had annulled the marriage when this mess was discovered (it’s never mentioned as to how? Wasn’t it odd that the couple had [...]
It’s not just Paddington bear who faces a tougher time hanging out on the island that is Great Britain. Another BBC article, another list of immigration “reforms” meant to keep the non-English out of England. Highlights include:
Shortening the visitor visa from six months to three months
Requiring payment of one thousand pounds (GBP) for family members [...]
I had a dead battery problem and so went to the store and got a new cell phone this week for my American account. (Yes, you read that right, I’m now up to three active mobile accounts: my old US account which I’ve kept active for trips home, plus I have both a separate [...]
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