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My Summer Vacation 23 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
Dear readers, I am sorry for being out of touch for so long. I did not forget you. I thought of you many times. I felt guilty for not writing. Here is what happened: At the end of May, a week after...
First Days in Serbia 15 Jun 2013 | 04:41 pm
We arrived in Serbia a few days ago. The weather is sunny and hot, just like the summers I remember from my childhood. We left the cold weather of Western Europe behind and entered a different world. ...
Cold Days in Holland 5 Jun 2013 | 01:14 pm
I arrived in the Netherlands a few days ago, and it’s been cold (50′s) every day so far. I realize now that I was thinking more of Serbia when I packed since I brought only one sweater and one light j...
My Life In Pictures 26 May 2013 | 06:43 pm
My family and I have been very busy. We bought a new house in February, worked on renovating it the entire spring, and just m0ved in last Friday. Here are a few scenes from our lives in the past few m...
Rest in Peace Bridget Spence 6 Apr 2013 | 12:33 am
I never met Bridget Spence, but for a number of years now she and I have been communicating with our writing. I read Bridget’s blog faithfully and delighted in her exuberance, unflinching honesty and ...
First Day of Spring 21 Mar 2013 | 08:08 pm
Yesterday was the first day of spring but I was completely oblivious until a text message from my friend Jelena greeted me with “Happy Spring!” Whoa! How could I forget such a welcome arrival? How cou...
March Madness 11 Mar 2013 | 06:36 pm
The weather outside is very different from the last time I wrote. This is what it looks like this morning: The snow is mostly gone. The weather is balmy, close to 60 degrees. Soft, spring rain is care...
In Like a Lion 27 Feb 2013 | 09:53 pm
We had a fierce snowstorm in our part of Michigan yesterday, but with March around the corner, its fury has lost some of its bite. We all know that winter is in retreat and no storm can deceive us int...
Winter Escapes 9 Feb 2013 | 10:14 pm
We haven’t visited our cottage since Thanksgiving, and I have missed it greatly. Last night, after Jeff came home from work, we ate a quick dinner, then drove the two and a half hours through the cold...
Our New House 30 Jan 2013 | 06:32 pm
We bought a house. The moment we walked into this house, I felt at home. The house was built in 1951, and only one other family has lived in it this entire time. They seem like people we would have li...