Rob has gone off to Bethel Heights today and will be home tomorrow night. I was thinking about going with him, but the thought of packing a suitcase, even for an overnight trip, was not appealing. Which leaves me with two days alone in the house. I’m already wondering if I made the right choice. […]
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Rob and I went to Powell’s City of Books to sell the books I sorted out the other day. We got $86 for half of them. The other half we carted home. Actually, we carted them to the end of the block outside Powell’s and set them down so Rob could fetch the car. While
I got up this morning and made ginger-lavender and apricot scones for breakfast this morning. I really enjoy the extra time in the morning to bake before starting out on the day. We are making as few plans as possible today, and relishing the lack of schedule.
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Rob and I went around to various friends’ homes to drop off cookies that he had made and some Bethel Heights wine. After we finished making our social calls we saw A Series of Unfortunate Events which I had high hopes for, because I love the books. Sadly, the movie is aptly titled. The production
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Last night Rob and I incorporated one of his family’s traditions into our Christmas. We discussed whether we would open the gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning. They do this every year, so we merrily discussed the relative merits. Breaking with their tradition we decided on a compromise. We opened the gifts from his
Do you know when Santa came to your house? NORAD has tracked Santa every year for the past fifty years.
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While I was in Iceland, I told Rob not to bother getting a tree since there would be so little time to enjoy it. (He’s not into all the trappings of Christmas except the exterior houselights.) Anyway, after I recovered from jetlag, I realized that was a mistake, but couldn’t justify the expense of a
What are you doing today? Rob and I were going to brunch this morning. Last night we went to David and Eve’s to for pizza-&-a-movie night, but we picked up food from My Cahn. This was the restaurant that I missed most while I was in Iceland. Mmm-mmm good. We watched Decasia which I was
Rob and I had been trying to sell our mini-van for over a year and he managed to do it while I was away. We want to be a one car household, so today I ventured forth, car-free. I ran errands on Tuesday with the help of a Flexcar, but the close cars are booked
Well, it’s certainly easy to get up in the morning. What’s with getting light so early? I’m having a bowl of cereal and have some things to add to my list of things that I miss about Iceland. I miss ab-mjolk, skyr, and müsli.
I’m trying to stay up until nine tonight, but I feel like I’m fighting a losing battle. I’ve been very industrious today. I got up with Aaron and MaryClaire to see them off, and then spent the rest of today doing housecleaning. I did dishes and then began sorting things in the guest room. I
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These are some of the things that have struck me–you should know that I am experiencing culture shock about being in the U.S. America really does have an obesity problem. From the moment we landed in Baltimore, I saw very few people who were not overweight. There are so many trees. Look at all the
The party was a grand success, but I didn’t even think about bringing the camera out. Eve contributed a lovely salmon, part of which I’m going to make into an omlette this morning. Sue brought hummus, olives, smoked oysters and… there was something else yummy on that plate, but I can’t remember what it was.
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I’ve brought home a few Icelandic treats for folks to try. See you tonight.
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After Rob picked me up last night, we came home relaxed for a bit and then went to see Hero at the Laurelhurst. I’ve been wanting to see it for months, but the subtitles would have been in Icelandic had I gone while I was in Reykjavik. Not so helpful. The film is extremely good,