Pure Evil Is A Potato Thief
It could have been anywhere – it just happened to be in Mexico. Despite loads of bad press, the vast majority of…
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L’heure D’hiver – Winter Time Hours In France
Winter got here before official winter time this year. L’heure d’hiver (winter time/hours) began on the last Sunday of October (when the…
Read more →How To Prepare For A Hurricane
Living in the UK doesn’t necessitate much emergency planning. Usually, the only thing to prepare for is a disappointing summer. If snow’s…
Read more →From New Zealand To England
We’ve been in the UK for 4 weeks now. No, we haven’t moved from New Zealand. At least, not entirely and not…
Read more →Blogging For Fun And Non-Profit
We who have our own blogsites know how fascinating it is to read the statistics section. Mine is a blogspot.com freebie (a…
Read more →Autumn Equals Change
I must confess upfront that autumn has always been my favourite season. I used to think that it was because of the…
Read more →“Framily” For Friends in Need
I’d never heard the term “Framily”, until recently when we encountered a problem and needed help. One morning our car without any…
Read more →How Cheese Crackers Helped Me Get A Reality Check
Sometimes when you’re an expat you want to blame whatever trouble it is you’re having on your expat life. And sometimes it…
Read more →Two Old Fools And Memory Loss
Long before we moved to our mountain village in 2004, Joe’s been forgetful. Before now, he’s put the phone in his sock…
Read more →International Assignment – A Great Time To Start A Family…Or Not?
Prevailing wisdom says that an international assignment is a great time to start a family, particularly when the accompanying partner is not…
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