Category: domestic bliss
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the slower pace of life here is a good thing, but too much of even a good thing can be just too much…for example, the highlight of my day today? the 4-slice package of sandwich chicken we picked up for lunch today had an unexpected 5th slice. yippee! good lord, think i need to be…
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Mom and Bert depart after months of preparation and a week of waiting out the weather they're off! Mom and Uncle Bert left this morning for the big adventure down the Italian coast. Tishie Mae will be put to the test, as will the limits of siblinghood i'm certain. they will both be missed–what will…
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today's Bert-ism: "The world's a big place."
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Happy Easter! can't find any Peeps here, bummer.
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Bert takes Ruby for a walk, i haven't killed mom's flowers yet….
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London Eye while Mom is up in London visiting Peg, i've been called upon to make sure Bert gets fed each night…and i'm seeing that perhaps i should be more appreciative of mom's culinary capabilities…no disasters yet, but there was something dodgy about the pork roast tonight… …only time will tell….
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mom's discovered the joy of package tracking via the internet. she's waiting for a GPS-thingy for the boat. amazing how quickly she masters technologies when it involves shopping.
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Dale is back, we've got Tom here with us, and this weekend Nick came for a visit. i've put the toilet seat back down no less than 32 times in three days. other than that, no complaints—it's nice actually to have boys around again. no matter what i make–they eat it. (i'm not known for…
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i seem to spend most of my time here—the living room! although the weather is finally warming up, i'm painting in here more now, so there you go. that middle shot shows the new curtains mom and i devised the other week for the front room in Cannes–they make a big difference and neither Jack…
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a container ship on the Savannah River, a Nebraska landscape complete with church spire happiness in the mailbox today–not only did i get the two postcards above (thank you Sony and Grandma Eileen), but Ryan's Christmas/Birthday package FINALLY arrived–along with a 20 euro customs bill (but don't let that keep you from sending me presents!).…
girl at large 