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Canadian Wildfires
We are a long way from Quebec but have been hearing about how the smoke from the fires has been affecting the US East Coast. Last night on the way back from the grocery store, the sun was setting and it was a deep red. On the news this morning, they said the smoke from…
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Moving Update
We completed the first phase of our move with a long plane flight. It was hectic, and we were hungry, sore, and exhausted, but overall it went well. There was a chain of last-minute dramas with things being closed on Memorial Day that conflicted with scheduled dropoff times set by the company; paperwork that needed…
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Moving Preparations
We are planning to move very soon. The kids are all out of school now. There has been a whirlwind of activity in the apartment, with us packing and cleaning. We’ve lived here for years throughout the pandemic, and now it is unrecognizable, with everything moved and packed away. I am also noticing how much…
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The Dorrington Deed-Box (Morrison 1897)
I recently finished The Dorrington Deed-Box (1897) by Arthur Morrison. It is a fluffy, easy-to-read book that will not change your life. I could see it as something to bring along to read as a diversion while on a trip or on vacation. It is written kind of like a Sherlock-Holms-type mystery, but it is…
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Not Moving to Okinawa
The last post was an April Fool’s Day post. I have traveled to Okinawa in the past, but we are not moving there. Also, don’t try to use the listed Japanese phrases. They are not correct translations—not even close. In one day, that post shot up to my most viewed post so far on this…
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International!
This blog has now been viewed by people both in the US and Canada! The Jetpack plugin for WordPress allows you to see summary stats like this for your site.
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