I wish you a Happy New Year on this 17th (!) anniversary of the day I started my blog.  I cannot believe that much time has passed since I started this thing.  It really blows my mind when I think back on sitting in our guestroom/computer room in Sancerre making my first post ever at the bequest of online friends ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, friends.  I hope your day is/has been a blessed one.
We had a lovely time with friends here in our village, and we will likely make it a tradition if we are in the country for Christmas again (already we are planning to be back in France next year...)
We have a week to move apartments.  Provided we can get the keys to the new place ( Read more... )

I like to imagine that come January, say, 4th or 5th, our life is going to be fairly calm, just drifting along in an unhurried, relaxed way.  The move will be past us, we should be settled in with few social engagements, and I will be able to write and do art and potter around the garden and...

Yeah, I know it is only a daydream, and there is ( Read more... )

If I were into self-humiliation (newsflash: I am not), I would show you a picture of my house.  How did it get into this state?  After seeing my messy art palette, you might deduce that I am just not a neat person, and you would not be far wrong (but artist palettes are not a good indicator of mess-prone personality).  I don't enjoy messiness; I ( Read more... )

With only two days left in the month, I figured it was time I checked in with Artober and my doings so related.

I drew steadily until the 19th when birthday preparations and shingle flare-ups dictated that I reduce all "non-vital" tasks to a minimum.

When I started to feel better and the birthdays were past, the desire to do the challenge just ( Read more... )

...that living in this flat is a pain.  I don't want my blog just to be about negative sorts of things, which is why I haven't moaned regularly about life in this apartment, but since we are moving away at last (well, we will move away as soon as we find an alternative), I figure it is time to talk about why.

First off all, this discontent has ( Read more... )

Despite that I have a permanent account here on LJ, I'm going to be active on DW now because most of my flist has already migrated that way. If you want to keep in touch over there, I'm wayfaringwordhack ( Read more... )

So, things ( Read more... )

After a blessedly uneventful trip, we are back in Egypt for the final stretch.  It is a weird feeling this time, knowing we are set to experience so many "lasts." Last time to do this, that, and the other here in Egypt. I've been doing that, more or less, since end of July, but this time it has kicked up a notch ( Read more... )

Last night, we signed the papers blocking in the sale for the house.

I will spend many hours fetching books from this little library and reading on that sofa in front of the fire. :D


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