Experiencing a U.S. holiday in another country feels like living in an alternate universe. And I suppose I am.
Read MoreEven if I spoke fluent French, I wouldn’t have known what to ask about the salt-spa experience prior to having experienced it.
Read MoreBy late October, I can look at my goals for the year and feel relatively confident that ones I haven’t touched won’t get completed.
Read MoreArnaud rocks the 2019 Lausanne marathon. (Of course!)
Read MoreWhen reviving this site, I encountered entries from the series a few times. It interested me to see which items I still own—and which I still would call “loves.”
Read MoreEurope’s summer of 2019 in graffiti.
Read MoreWhen September arrived, I launched back into connection mode.
Read MoreA list of books I chewed through in the third quarter of 2019, in rough chronological order.
Read MoreWhen my site analytics show visitors arriving via search engines, I can’t help but wonder why. What do they seek that leads them to me?
Read MoreWhen I consider the month, I feel most satisfied with August’s progress on my 2019 goal to get back into my writing.
Read MoreWhen Fred came to visit Arnaud and me in Lausanne, I requested a private Kirby-sur-Seine concert.
Read MoreThis July, I feel like I made some sort of progress in my French language skills.
Read MoreFrom inappropriate business names to line dancing along Lake Geneva, Lausanne had a bizarre week.
Read MoreA year ago tomorrow, Arnaud and I got married. (In fact, a year ago today, we had our civil ceremony.) I have noted the following surprises and adjustments.
Read MoreI went through my June 2019 photo library—and couldn’t believe how much had happened in one thirty-day period.
Read MoreA list of books I chewed through in the second quarter of 2019, in rough chronological order.
Read MoreA chronicle of daily events for the week starting June 24, 2019, and ending June 30, 2019.
Read MorePart of me likes leaving London where it rests in my heart and mind.
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