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Hurricane Hugo

Flashback to Hugo

November 6, 2012by wife ic Leave a comment

My characters for this year’s NaNoWriMo left for vacation on day 3 and I have no idea when they are coming back.  Last year my characters stayed with me the […]

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Activities, Random about me
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Expats can vote!

September 1, 2012by wife ic Leave a comment

We are expatriates not ex-patriots.  If you are an American citizen residing abroad you can vote in the coming November election. As a democrat, and if you are an Am-Expat statistics […]

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Activities, Culture, Random about me, Ranting, Traditions
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Letting go – week eight

February 25, 2012by wife ic Leave a comment

I want to tell you about Cleopatra. But first I need to tell you about Snoopy and just so you know I am not turning my blog into All Cats, […]

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Random about me

Resolutions anyone?

January 2, 2012by wife ic 3 Comments

2012 is my last year in Germany on this super-extended-vacation-like-existence so I would like to make every moment count. That means I need to break my own rule to not […]

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Killing time, Random about me, Traditions
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I won!

November 29, 2011by wife ic Leave a comment

Yeah me! I finished my first draft of my first ever novel! Whodathunkit? Editing will have to wait until after the Haugesund Christmas market but I am looking forward to […]

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Killing time, Random about me, Things I love!

Summer project

May 21, 2011by wife ic 1 Comment

As a child, with a 3-month vacation stretched out in front of me, I felt the need to do something every summer. As an only child of working parents, I […]

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Killing time, Random about me
The Flea Markets of France

Giveaway for thrifty guys and dolls

April 14, 2011by wife ic 17 Comments

To celebrate the fun interview I did with Vanessa at Thrift Core, I am giving away a great little thrifting helper for those going to France or just dreaming of […]

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France, Random about me, Things I love!, Thrifting
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Do you hoard?

October 28, 2010by wife ic Leave a comment

I like to travel but I need to know where I am going and what I am going to.  A good friend of mine tried to coax me into going […]

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Culture, Killing time, Random about me, Shopping, Travel
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Falling into the flowers

September 7, 2010by wife ic 1 Comment

The Widow’s Lament in Springtime BY WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS Sorrow is my own yard where the new grass flames as it has flamed often before but not with the cold […]

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Random about me
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Clogs in the car

May 4, 2010by wife ic 2 Comments

One of my fellow students at Deutschkurs ran over to stop me from breaking the law. He said that it was illegal for me to drive with my shoes on. […]

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Activities, Germany, Random about me
Easter Greetings

Frohe Ostern! God påske! Happy Easter!

March 26, 2010by wife ic 2 Comments

I wandered lonely as a Cloud That floats on high o’er Vales and Hills, When all at once I saw a crowd A host of dancing Daffodils; Along the Lake, […]

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Culture, Emden, Gardening, Random about me, Things I love!, Traditions

Parkinson’s Law and my life – Routines

March 17, 2010by wife ic 1 Comment

In my natural habitat, my husband and I went to work every day and on the weekends we got ready to go back to work IE. clean house, wash clothes […]

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Activities, Germany, Killing time, Random about me

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