I wanted an adventure. That’s what I was telling myself as I sat in a puddle of guilt and relief on a hospital cot at 2:00 in the morning while listening to my son breathing normally, finally. I wanted to experience the full gamut of real life in another country, complete with ups and downs….
I give today 1 star, I do not recommend it and I will not purchase this day again. For those following our “Let’s move to Italy” plan, today was an important one. Our Meet With the Italian Consulate in San Francisco Day. I have been working my tail off for the last two months to…
The whole family is here. Pop is here! Lola is here! Covid is here…a little souvenir L brought with her from London. She has been locked away since her arrival Monday night and I joined her Thursday morning after my test showed that stupid second line. The good news is that neither of us has…
If you are Felix and you like something, you want to do that thing as much and as hard as possible until you’ve completely worn it out. Before we left home he had himself on a strict grilled ham and cheese sandwich diet. For breakfast with an egg on it and for lunch with no…
I’m here in our little town of Pieve di Teco for my longest stretch yet. Felix and I arrived a few days ago and we will be here until mid August. The rest of the family and a couple of friends are coming for bits of time here and there, but for now it’s just…
The washing machine. The dryer. The inside of the dryer. Five pairs of shoes. A rug. The back door. Two piles of freshly sorted laundry, both lights and darks. A pair of boiled wool slippers. The slippers got it BAD. So bad. A newly opened box of 200 garbage bags. 10 feet of baseboard trim….
Anyone who knows me well is familiar with my devotion to the ‘Little House’ books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I’ve written about it before, back when I had my other blog, but true fans of Little House know that you can never exhaust the subject. They were, by far, the most influential books of my…
It’s been a rough week. I mean, it’s been a rough seven months and I wish I had something profound to say about it all but I’m just putting one foot in front of the other and not feeling particularly insightful. But this week, man. I think we can all agree that it’s been a…
I bet you thought you’d seen the last of me. Ha ha ha (that’s an evil laugh). Just when you think I’m gone for good I’ll resurface, like lice or horsetails. I started a post a few weeks ago that was supposed to be a recap of what has been going on around here for the…
So much to catch up on. This poor blog has been neglected not because I have lost interest but because of all the other things screaming louder for my attention. Have any of you noticed that during summer vacation the kids don’t go to school? Yeah. And this whole ‘building a house to sell and trying…
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