2020-04-21 09:22
Well this was an unexpected turn of events, wasn’t it?
There are so many things I want to say to you all right now. I want to tell you that however you’re feeling is fine, and l… Read More
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Professional American woman gets married, quits her job, and moves to yet another foreign country all in a couple weeks. These are her adventures in Zurich and beyond.
2017-11-15 10:58
I figured this post could use a kitten photo
It’s one of those things you always hear: loss is hardest around the holidays. I can already feel the approach, weaving its way around me l… Read More
2017-10-24 11:19
Scott died over six months ago now. How have I survived this long? I’m OK most of the time, except when I’m not. The permanency of his death has started to settle in, making me… Read More
2017-09-02 12:55
The festivals are over, and Edinburgh is starting to shake off its hangover and get back to work. There are still plenty of tourists in town, but nowhere near the numbers of the past three… Read More
2017-08-15 13:45
One of this year’s themes at the Edinburgh International Book Festival is ‘Reading the Final Chapter‘, a collection of events centered around death. This feels very well-t… Read More
2017-07-26 10:50
I once heard a comedian (it may have been Ed Byrne) talk about how amongst comedians, the month of August is simply known as ‘Edinburgh.’ ‘What are you doing for Edinburgh… Read More
2017-06-19 12:42
Thirteen years ago today, Scott and I got married. We had two weddings (the second one was in Italy a year and a half later), and enjoyed the excuse to celebrate our marriage twice a year o… Read More
2017-05-31 13:56
Scott was allergic to cats. It is a testament to my love for him that I was willing to forgo having a cat in order to have him all those years. The plan was for us to get a kitten after he… Read More
2017-05-19 10:48
Scott died in April.
Last November we headed to Glasgow for the stem cell transplant that was supposed to cure his relapsed leukemia. I rented a little flat near the hospital so I could be… Read More
2016-09-08 19:16
Remember back when Brexit was our biggest problem? Yeah, I miss those days. A few weeks after the referendum shock, we received news that made us forget all about Nigel and his bus. After th… Read More
2016-06-28 20:29
I’ve lived in the EU for a third of my life. I’ve always dreamed of the day when I’ll have my very own EU passport. Unfortunately, it now looks like that day may neve… Read More
2016-06-13 09:35
One of my many sketches of Edinburgh Castle
I was amazed to realize we’ve now been in Scotland for longer than we lived in Switzerland or Italy. I mean, our first year h… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Down at the lower end of Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, across the street from the queen’s summer house, you’ll find the architectural anomaly that is the Scottish Parliament. You… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Kushiage was one of the many types of Japanese dining we experienced in Tokyo. It basically consists of deep-fried food on bamboo sticks, but that description doesn’t really do it just… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
This post is basically just a couple tips for anyone who might be hoping to see some theater in New York City. As in London, TKTS is our favorite way to get half-price tickets to excel… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
On our recent bout of being tourists in our home town, we headed up the Royal Mile to the Scotch Whisky Experience. Edinburgh itself doesn’t contain any whisky distilleries, so tourist… Read More
2015-09-03 15:13
I have kind of fallen in love with the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year. In addition to hosting lots of interesting book-themed events, it’s a charming place… Read More
2015-08-23 07:08
This year I am diving head-first into the Edinburgh International Book Festival, just one of the many festivals going on in the city this month. Conveniently self-contained on Charlotte Squ… Read More
2015-08-13 12:05
The Falkirk Wheel is one of those things we’ve been meaning to check out for a while. Some curious houseguests were a good nudge to finally go explore.
A longboat enters the whe… Read More
2015-07-31 13:18
One of my recent paintings. Available here.
We haven’t seen darkness in months. Not real darkness, anyway – here the sun goes down and hovers just below the horizon before coming… Read More
2015-07-28 12:21
For the second half of our stay in Orkney, we were based in Stromness, on the western end of Mainland. Smaller than Kirkwall, and oozing a bit more old-timy charm, Stromness proved a good b… Read More
2015-07-12 14:41
On our second morning in the Orkneys, we woke up to snow. It was lovely to look at, but made us wonder about our plan to catch the ferry to Hoy for the day. From what we had read, Hoy was s… Read More
2015-06-28 14:45
Big, smelly excitement in Edinburgh this weekend, as a titan arum (also known as amorphophallus titanum, or giant misshapen phallus) blooms for the first time at the Royal Botanic Gardens… Read More
2015-06-11 18:46
Sheep exploring the outside of Maes Howe burial mound.
The Orkneys contain a fair number of prehistoric sites to entertain the tourist. Most of these sites boast superlatives such as “… Read More
2015-05-30 08:45
Kirkwall Harbour
There are a few different ferries from Scotland to the Orkneys; we took the hour-long one from Gills Bay to South Ronaldsay. From there it was a short drive across the Churc… Read More
2015-05-12 10:19
We had some excellent Scotland adventures in April. I spent a week in Gardenstown at a workshop led by a very talented Scottish artist, and then Scott came to join me and we headed further… Read More
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