So, my father somehow managed to develop sepsis in his knee. He's going under the knife today to void the infection, and then he'll be on IV antibiotics for a little while ( Read more... )

I thought I'd share some family history today. For those who don't know, I'm first generation American on my mother's side, and third on my father's. Both sides of my family came from Romania beforehand, with some migration to France and Austria in later generations on my father's father's side. All four or my great-grandmothers were named Anna, ( Read more... )

Mister Husband and I went up to Norfolk this past weekend with his brothers and parents to visit his mum's mum (what a cumbersome sentence!). I love the English countryside; hedgerows, cottages with leaded windows and thatched roofs, black oaks, rippling fields. We visited a few gardens near Norwich and Roxham, and walked in the woods (which were ( Read more... )

I am alive. I'm still in LA. Apologies for being so uncommunicative. Crazy busy. Demanding mother (not meant to be a complaint, really ( Read more... )

My friend Ilana is in London, visiting from Seattle. Husband and I brought her up to Hertfordshire today.

Illy and yours truly.


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Dragul meu prieten (my dear friends ( Read more... )

philipshiraz and I went up North to Stoke-on-Trent to visit his great aunt and grandmother. They fed us like we were starving orphans.

How was Bunny Trixie!?

...I will be at LAX, getting ready to board my flight to London ( Read more... )

My sister is coming to visit me in London over her spring break. I really am counting my blessings with wholehearted appreciation right now. Since she goes to college in New England, I really only get to see her a handful of times each year. To be able to have a solid chunk of one-on-one time with her, in EUROPE no less, is just going to be a ( Read more... )