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Those lights . . .
The house catty-corner from us had individual glowsticks hanging in the trees. It must have been a lot of work, but the effect was wonderful.
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Rebuttal
A record to look at the next time I declare that I haven't accomplished anything:Saturday:- bought two full-size suitcases (so big!)- picked up perfume and mascara (entailed trip to farther-away mall)-...
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Day One
 I slept for 12 hours after arriving yesterday evening, then had coffee and went for a run this morning. The weather is gorgeous, reminding me very much of Southern California, my favorite place.The...
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Day Three
I wondered this morning when I will stop counting the days. Not yet, it seems.Yesterday we learned about housing. It's possible we won't live here, and if we don't, it turns out that we also won't be...
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I wrote this Saturday night: I had a great time at the mall, and how often do you get to say that? It was wonderful to get out, and I loved getting to spend some more time with our sponsor and his...
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So I am fully entrenched in loving my life right now. Eating delicious candy, which I picked out from the mini-mart using my ability to read Italian (yes!), is just part of it. (The candy is a variety...
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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday
I am a bit disappointed. I just got an automated call on my cell phone, asking (in Italian) if I wanted to participate in an interview about my recent visit to the Vodafone store. I pressed 1 for yes,...
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So we are officially told we have to live here -- everyone has to live here. Then we are officially told that here is almost full up, and most of the places here are places we don't qualify for, so...
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Thanksgiving and a New Home
Thanksgiving was pretty great around here. We slept in-ish, and then I started baking and cooking: pecan pie, sour cream apple pie, cranberry sauce, and dressing (stuffing). A couple of ladies from...
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'Cause This Is Thriller!
I had to move away from Texas to learn to love iced tea, and it looks like I had to move away from America to feel the magic of Michael Jackson. So the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend, walking through...
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Sundays in the city
Waiting for the train . . .. . . then walking around quartiere Chiaia. Â
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Roma, la prima volta
We took the train up to Rome this weekend, the first venture outside our metro area, and it was wonderful. Less than two hours after boarding the train, we were at Roma Termini, the central station...
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Going forward
Happy New Year!As is evident from the sporadic posting I've done here, I've been having a bit of a hard time with exactly what and how I want to share things here. I find general accounts of travelling...
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Mall rat
So last night I baked pumpkin cookies. While they were in the oven, I tried on the excellent thrift store purchases I made earlier in the day, which include a perfectly worn-in pair of brown Doc Marten...
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Car!
In case it wasn't apparent from my last post, I would like to make it clear that I am extremely happy that my car is here. Just like Kyra Sedgwick in Singles, I really love my car.
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Genius
Our cat, Genius, passed away on Wednesday last week.He was a good, sweet boy, and we miss him very much.
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Rome, colors
I was thinking of this post at Oh Bara when I went to Rome at the beginning of March.I think the colors of Rome are beautiful.There was this, too.I went to the Villa Borghese for the first time. It was...
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Ercolano, Vesuvio
So, waaaaay back at the beginning of December, my sister-in-law and her family visited us. I was thrilled. They are some of my favorite people, and I loved having visitors so soon after arriving.While...
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The way I do
I am a huge, huge fan of Gretchen Rubin's blog The Happiness Project. A lot of my friends and family know this, because I am constantly quoting her and referring to her. Her most recent post refers to...
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Beatrice and Julius
A few weeks ago, we adopted two kittens. Beatrice (tabby) and Julius (orange tabby) turned 12 weeks old on Tuesday.
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the apartment
Here are some images of our apartment, mostly from back in December, before we had any of our belongings. The stuff in the photos is loaner furniture.The stove has a glass cover, attached to the back...
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