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Destructive Procrastination
Last week, I was looking forward not-so-eagerly to a lot of work in the New Year. My regular part-time job, a book editing project, and another online editing course. Plus, a German conversation...
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84 Books
Every year, before pulling out the Christmas decorations, I clean. That’s not the only time I clean, of course. But it is pretty much the only time when I really give the bookshelves a good cleaning. I...
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What the F*** is This And Why is it in My Basement?
So, packout is now 70 days away. ← Not that anyone is counting. We had a sneak preview this morning. My daughter was allowed 100 pounds of air freight back to the States, for some reason. (I give up...
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Last-Minute Antique Spree
All the things I now collect since I discovered second-hand shopping in Vienna.
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The Christmas Curve
For our first married Christmas in Arlington we had a little potted tree with about six ornaments. (Also, a really bad camera.) But we were still “the kids,” and Christmas consisted of spending...
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The last 30 years of my life have involved a lot of dealing with Stuff. Nineteen moves, people. Nineteen! Capped off with moving into our “forever home” after retirement from the Foreign Service. This...
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