Hm, Livejournal makes me sign in twice in order to be able to post anything. Odd.

Two days before I left I had to deal with a major plumbing issue, which happened to fall on a weekend and despite all the plumbers advertising that they have emergency services, few return phone calls before the weekend. One did and came out on a Saturday, but could ( Read more... )

I'm not dead, but my internet here is through a cell phone modem and it's very slow. I'm still in Europe, have been since the beginning of May. It has been a busy summer, with a visit to Germany, which ended just when the E. coli outbreak began there. Lucky for us. On the last day there I ate too much and had an upset stomach the next day. Being a ( Read more... )

This morning was a bit chilly, so I've encountered a problem. The outfits I have here seemed to have shrunk since 2008. Stupid clothes, can't leave them unattended for two years.

Today we ate Sunday brunch at the Gundel and then walked around the city.

Yummy dessert, after which the walking was an absolute necessity.


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April and May was a blur, with work and getting ready for a trip. I've been reading LJ posts and commenting a bit, but didn't have energy to post.

In Budapest I've met one of my favorite authors, Jack McDevitt, at a week-long Book Festival. He was signing Hungarian translations of his novels at the Galaktika table. I have read all three novels, A ( Read more... )