It comes a lot, not just with the immigrants here but with travel in general. There’s these levels of language learning (woof, used up all the “l”s in my keyboard…
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This post is part of a series called Dursley 2023 On our previous trip into this area, many moons ago, we made the best of a rainy day and got…
Bleh: Dursley 2023, Part 4
This post is part of a series called Dursley 2023 On the 13th of August, 1704, a battle took place near Blindheim (now Blenheim), Austria during the War of the…
Sharp As a Pistol: Dursley 2023, Part 3
This post is part of a series called Dursley 2023 As we spent a couple quiet days getting to know our ward, Oberon, we laid out our plans for trips…
An Unexpected Journey: Dursley 2023, Part 1
This post is part of a series called Dursley 2023 If you’ve been following along with us on a regular basis you’ll remember a very recent post about some changes,…
Drivin N Cryin
The subject of driving licenses just came up in the household. We are preparing for our “Grand Tour of North America” in the fall (we’re seeing family and friends, but…
How Do I Feel At the End of the Day?: UK 2023, Day 03
This post is part of a series called UK 2023 I have a weird sense of writing about the next couple days, largely because we’ve done it before. Not just…
A Different Kind of Ramble: South Carolina, March 2023
One of my favorite comedians, Josh Gondelman, begins a story in his most recent special thusly: “my dad had a health scare, and when I say it like that, you…
A Capitoline Idea! Italy 2023, Day 04
This post is part of a series called Italy – Winter 2023 Day 4 of our visit to Rome dawned sunny and cold. We’ve actually been blessed with amazingly good…
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus…: Italy 2023, Day 03
This post is part of a series called Italy – Winter 2023 Wednesday revealed itself to be another beautiful, crisp winter day. Clear skies and sunshine, with highs around 9-10…
