I realized this week that it was fifteen years ago last month that I graduated from high school back in Minnesota, back in the US. Now it’s impossible to guess on that day where you will be in fifteen years (and I don’t think I would have ever guessed England!) and who you will [...]
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 [...]
I am unabashedly emotionally affected by the Amy Grant and Vince Gill romance story. I was an Amy Grant fan as a child, and was somewhat renewed in my affection for her when her marital problems occurred around the same time that my own marriage dissolved. I was cheered to see her find happiness [...]
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 [...]
From my homesick self (albeit finally a homesick self with a UK Visa Debit card! It arrived yesterday and even works!) …
Here’s a great little commentary on relationships, courtesy of my new favorite band The Dresden Dolls, as noted previously, and containing quite the Minnesota shout out:
Shores of California Lyrics
Artist: The Dresden Dolls
he’s been [...]
I went for a walk last night and realized that we had switched over from summer to fall without my really noticing. I was wearing a long sleeved t-shirt and a sweatshirt but was still cold, wrapping my hands in the sweatshirt cuffs and breathing in the chilly air. It was also quite [...]
Yesterday I got to finally see a rom-com movie that I did not hate. (See my previous rant on the subject here.) This was the true tour de force performance “2 Days in Paris” in which Julie Delpy stars, wrote the script, directs, composes, edits, and does a few other random things. [...]
It is no secret to those who know me that I have an extreme soft spot for the elderly. Perhaps it was because I was unbelievably fortunate to have all four of my grandparents live until I was in my mid-twenties, and they have all been significant influences on my life. I think [...]
I just returned from spending four hours cleaning my first UK apartment in preparation for handing the keys back. I ache all over and have to go back tomorrow to finish the job. The UK landlords of that place would clearly benefit from a water softener: the amount of limescale remover I have used, and [...]
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