Monthly Archives: September 2016

Of Luggage and Laundry

  If I am going to have a great international adventure, I will need to get a handle on my luggage. My father always advised that no-one should ever pack more than they could easily manage to move by themselves. … Continue reading

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When Grandma goes gallivanting

My granddaughter, aged three, is now three thousand miles away. (I am the one who did the moving. I’m now in London, while she is at home near Washington DC.) She stayed with me for three days before I left … Continue reading

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No halt for the lame?

My knees are the subject of unprecedented scrutiny, on both sides of the Atlantic. I have had to raise my hemline for two orthopaedic specialists in the last couple of weeks, for,if I am to be a volunteer in Armenia … Continue reading

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Where Am I? Who Am I?

I’m back. I spent the night in my own bed, reveling in the click of the overhead fan, the sound of the cicadas, and the ensemble piece from early morning birds, a joy for the jet-lagged. I am watching the … Continue reading

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