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About Me

"Come, tell me how you live."That's what this blog is about -- me telling you how I lived, or used to live, when I was in a place where life and customs are different. I want to set down some of the things I've seen and experienced and enjoyed about those places, as a memory for myself and as a way of sharing some of that experience with friends who might not otherwise be able to see such places.Come, and I'll tell you!

My Blog

Thanksgiving

It's Thanksgiving Day in Canada  and that's enough to get me to reminiscing.When we lived overseas, we were blessed with having Canadian friends and coworkers, so we got to celebrate Thanksgiving...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:05:00 GMT

Once a board member, always a board member

One of the things I was involved in while I lived overseas was serving on the school board for the British/American boarding school in the country, where my son happened to attend.  I was a repre...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:47:00 GMT

What's that noise?

This evening as I made a vegetable curry for the evening meal, I was reminded of something.  I was pounding spices in a mortar and pestle and the sound of the pounding brought back the memory a m...
Posted by on Fri, 04 May 2007 19:48:00 GMT

Happiness is yellow flowers under a blue sky...

I am a great fan of daffodils, and yellow flowers in general.  There is just something very cheerful and bright and happy about yellow flowers, especially after a long winter with lots of snow!I ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:06:00 GMT

Amidst the pleasant memories, a harsh reality

I've been putting off including the following news articles here, because I wanted to include insightful commentary along with it.  But I don't know if I have any!  Not today, anyway.  ...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:45:00 GMT

Because of peanut butter

I know I haven't even added any info to my profile as yet, but even so, there's no point not blogging when I have something to say, is there?  What got me thinking was peanut butter.  Have y...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:33:00 GMT

Just getting started

Here I am!  Kinda...I'm actually just getting started, finding my way about this new place, and that always takes some time.  I'm cautious in a new place until I get a feel for it.  Eve...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:40:00 GMT