It started, as many things do in Ireland, at the pub on a Saturday night. The next morning, Pat and I set out from our home in Courtmacsherry. Since it was a sunny, mid-50s January day, we decided to… Read More ›
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Getting a French Visa
Disclaimer: This is my experience as an American who wanted to live in France for more than the 90 days allowed by my passport alone. Your experience–and requirements–may differ! We were in Charlottesville, babysitting our grandson, when our son Ryan… Read More ›
A New Year
Wow. It’s been a while. We’ve been busy. Our last week in Bratislava, mid-November, American friends visited. We spent lots of time talking, in coffee shops and apartments (both ours and theirs) over drinks and meals… Read More ›
Ah Switzerland–where time matters
The day before the world ended, I wrote a blog post. It was a puff piece—a bit too light spirited for the current mood. But since I spent some number of days on it, let me summarize. Two years ago,… Read More ›
Jammie Day
The past few days, I’ve been in a funk, so I executed my social media scorched earth plan (where I suspend Facebook, cancel Twitter, and cull my Instagram account to the three people I might like). This cascaded to never… Read More ›
The World In Between 