After a long winter of sticking to their pond, the ducks of Parc de Merl have spring fever!
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The Ducks are Back Around
Posted by on March 26th, 2010 in mental stateHow French is like golf, to me
Posted by on January 29th, 2010 in culture, french and mental stateI pray your indulgence as I attempt to articulate my present stage in learning French.
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Interiors in violet
Posted by on October 22nd, 2009 in luxembourg and mental stateBoth Will and I have always loved houseplants. One of the hardest parts about moving to Europe was finding homes for the 50+ plants we had in the US. ..
Pop Quiz
Posted by on July 16th, 2009 in mental stateWhat two things were never seen in Dublin, but can be seen in Luxembourg?
1. Anita’s shoulders
2. Anita’s ankles
Folks, it hit 80 degrees here today. It was practically a proper summer.
Back in touch with the world
Posted by on June 26th, 2009 in mental statePRESS RELEASE: Bakker Bugle upgrades interweb access, begins new era of expansion
Friday, 26 June 2009
This morning, the Bakker Bugle completed one of the last phases of its ambitious plan to move its internet sourcing scheme to Luxembourg City. ..
We arrived in Luxembourg
Posted by on June 19th, 2009 in consumer, expat, luxembourg, mental state and travelWe arrived before our stuff — “on holiday” for official purposes. We drove into Luxembourg with several large suitcases in the back of our Skoda estate (i.e. station-wagon). ..
Busy, busy — but time for art
Posted by on May 24th, 2009 in culture, dublin, ireland and mental stateAnita and I so busy that we’re just now watching the Eurovision 2009 broadcasts from last week. (Fantastacular! ..
Talking on the street in Dublin
Posted by on April 12th, 2009 in dublin and mental stateThe Irish government presented its emergency budget for 2009 on Wednesday, and I’d picked up a newspaper to learn about it, after finishing some frivolous shopping. ..
To a new country, to find new adventures
Posted by on April 6th, 2009 in administrative, B&B, expat, ireland and mental stateThe staff had some fun on the first of this month, but our move to Luxembourg is no April Fool.
My work will take us from Dublin to Luxembourg City later this year. ..
Last Dark Grill of the Year
Posted by on March 24th, 2009 in dublin, ireland and mental stateIn 2007, the United States extended daylight savings time by three weeks. Europe did not. We will change our clocks this coming weekend.
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