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  • May 1st: Labor Day

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    Someone once asked me why the United States doesn’t celebrate Labor Day on May 1st “like the rest of the world”. Then I didn’t know the answer – I still don’t. I’ll take a guess. Labor Day is, at least… Read More ›

  • The Ruin Pubs of Budapest

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    A friend spent last week in Budapest with us.  Whenever someone makes a special effort to visit, I feel compelled to find something local and cool and a place they would not visit alone. My daughter, Taylor, is studying abroad in… Read More ›

  • Market Day…

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    In Budapest, the main market hall overflows with fruits, vegetables, meat, paprika, and tourists.  This historic building should be on everyone’s list of things to see.  It is a mix of Hungarian farmers mingled amongst paprika retailers selling the ubiquitous… Read More ›

  • Life in the Empire

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    When we announced our intention to move to Bratislava, the first question everyone asked was “why?”  Why, at a phase of life when we might buy a beach house or mountain retreat, why during an age where we could slow… Read More ›

  • The Joys of Small Store Shopping

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    My Local Cheese Shop

    Back home, in the United States, I can buy everything on my shopping list in one stop: bread, lettuce, sunglasses, lawn mower, crutches, paint and car battery.  Largely, that’s a reflection of where I live – in the bosom of… Read More ›