We’ve been traveling enough now that I feel like I can share some of the things we do to minimize what we bring, and even the longest trip doesn’t require…
Unexpected Things About Living in Another Country
Living in another country is an adventure! I know this isn’t really news, but nearly 7 months in now it still feels that way. Partially that’s the perpetual feeling of…
It’s Not All Sunshine and Pastries
Looking back at our posts I can see how a reader might think our life is turning out some degree of perfect, so its time for a bit of writing…
Looking at the Basics: Laundry
After enlightenment, the laundry. ~Zen saying In our previous life, J. and I did laundry twice a week for a total of 4-5 loads. One day (usually Tuesday) we did…
Mandatory Equanimity: or, “(you better) keep calm and carry on”
A number of years ago we were driving in Ireland, spending a lot of time looking at lesser-known stone circles and other ancient monoliths. This was 2012, and having full-blown,…
SEF Dreaming
I imagine the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras — or SEF for short– the government unit responsible for processing and approving visas — as a typical office. Typical people sit…
How Do You Eat An Elephant?
This post is part of a series called Divesting Our Household One bite at a time, of course. How do you sell a lifetime’s-accumulation of stuff? Actually, one giant gulp…
Big Changes Coming
This post is part of a series called Moving to Portugal We’ve got some big changes coming. At the end of November we’re going to San Francisco to share Thanksgiving…
Fira and the Ferry
This post is part of a series called Greece – September 2019 A move day, instead of travel. Up we got and had a lovely breakfast at Agaze. J. had…
Accessing Akrotiri And Angst!
This post is part of a series called Greece – September 2019 I wasn’t feeling well, so I decided to stay at our place and rest up (read, write, try…
