Census Sadness

Both of us read a lot of US news, even while following the local Luxembourg headlines. ..

This week: A Dog’s Life

The excitement this week? Taking care of a friend’s dog, who we’ll call Sylvester (to protect the innocent).
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The Ducks are Back Around

After a long winter of sticking to their pond, the ducks of Parc de Merl have spring fever!
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Remain calm and exit the building

I had to run an errand today at the Notary. As I was leaving the building, I found myself behaving like a student at the Midvale School for the Gifted. ..

Luxembourg News: 12 Feb 2010

First up: The Bakker household now has expert advice to support its plan to stay home and stay semi-prone this weekend:
TRAFFIC WARNING
Drivers are being urged to avoid travelling this week-end if at all possible. ..

She’s got the whole world in her hands

It wasn’t easy – but we’ve finally put our world together. It took two more marathon sessions, but we finished our puzzleball globe. ..

Luxembourg News: 5 Feb 2010

It’s time for another survey of the week’s news in Luxembourg. ..

Regarding my unwarranted skepticism

To Whom It May Concern:
At several social functions during our recent visit to the US, my spouse Will told a somewhat humorous story involving the shooting of a movie in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland. ..

Globe construction progress report

The work of building our world continues apace.
I thought you might enjoy seeing the progress after the first evening of solid puzzleball work.
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My husband gave me the world for Christmas (twice)

Two years ago, one of my Christmas presents from Will was a globe. ..