Winter

Christmastime

December 25, 2011

Our Christmas holiday began early this year; we took off from London 10 days ago. We learned our lessons from previous trips home and tried to keep our itinerary as flexible and unscheduled as possible. Unlike last year, we didn’t try to squeeze in a trip to the dentist – David wasn’t too keen on [...]

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Closet Swap

April 5, 2011

A few times a year I give into my obsessive compulsive tendencies and revel in changing out my closet. This hasn’t been a huge undertaking lately since I’ve purged my wardrobe due to relocation 3 times in 3 years. I’m also ruthless about getting rid of clothes that look tired, don’t fit, or aren’t fashionable, so every [...]

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Stateside by the Skin of Our Teeth

December 24, 2010

Cross-Atlantic travel is never easy. Not only is it the 6 hour flight and 5 hour time difference, it’s the general hassle involved with air travel today – packing, luggage, security, dehydration, cramped overhead compartments, etc.  But this Christmas must be every traveler’s nightmare. My previous post hinted to the possibility that the snowstorm that [...]

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Snowmygosh

December 18, 2010

Despite snow in London supposedly being rare, we’re experiencing our second big snow of December. High pressure built across the area trapping the cold air from the North Pole (or something like that) dropping up to 10 inches across most of England (6 inches in London).  The timing of the winter weather couldn’t be worse [...]

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SAD Darkness

November 15, 2010

Everyone told me this would happen, but I found it hard to believe, or I just generally refused to accept it.  The sun shone plenty this spring, summer, and autumn – topping out at over 15 hours of sunlight in June. Now, we’re lucky to see 9 hours of the sun – or rather the [...]

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