As the days begin to grow shorter (that’s an odd turn of phrase, now that I think about it), so does the end of our sabbatical draw ever nearer. We ... Read more
Today’s title is a homage to my late grandfather who thought it rude to call one’s friends “old”, instead preferring to refer to them thusly. The friends this title refers ... Read more
…not a whole lot happened. Mainly, I wanted to give a run down of the meals Sharon and I had while Will was away. Since he doesn’t eat fish or ... Read more
Apologies for the long delay between entries. It’s been a busy week with two sets of visitors, the second group having just departed now. First of all, I would like ... Read more
Another week has passed and there isn’t a whole lot to report. We’re now well into August meaning we’ve got less than three months left of our planned year off. ... Read more
Another long period between entries because there’s not much happening out here in the country. It’s been cool with a bit of rain over the past week but it’s on ... Read more
As promised in an earlier post, here’s an account of my trip to Mpls. Despite the early start, the trip out was largely painless. The flights were both slightly late ... Read more
This blog post is brought to you from suburban Minneapolis, MN. I am here for my dad’s 80th birthday celebration and to catch up with friends and family. But I’m ... Read more
I’m misappropriating a line from a Ben Folds Five song because it accurately represents the weather here in the Dordogne these past few weeks. It’s been rainy, cloudy or otherwise ... Read more
First of all, apologies for the weekend outage. Our hosting company moved the site from one server to another and in the process, caused the blog to fail. Despite claiming ... Read more
