Tag Archives: Adventures

soaking up the rest of summer

For good or ill, my life thus far has existed on the academic calendar.  Some people function on a fiscal-year calendar, others (most people) function on the Gregorian, and then there are whole bunch of other calendars that I am … Continue reading

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seven months of silence

I realize that it has been quiet here for a while now.  The silence in a way sort of stems from that adage, “if you don’t have anything nice to say…”  Well, yeah, I have not had much that is … Continue reading

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how does your garden grow?

One of the may reasons that I fell in love with our apartment is the lovely bit of balcony/deck that runs the length of our apartment.  Having even just a little outside space here means that we have space to … Continue reading

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house hunting international – part ii

It was a long weekend of apartment viewings, but we are a few steps closer to securing a place for us to call home for the next two years. Going into the weekend I had two top contenders from my … Continue reading

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house hunting international

I love looking at apartments and homes.  This, thankfully, is something Partner and I have in common.  Many evenings I would find him perusing Redfin just to see what was on the market, what homes were going for in various … Continue reading

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one country….. now two — an update

My life used to be about one…. one person – me.  Then my life became about two – me and Partner.  I guess I never really realized it until we made the decision, until he signed the contract, yet before … Continue reading

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