In spring 2016 we wore life like a pretty daisy chain and all nature was a colorful soothing Portuguese cocoon for our Making-a-Home-in-Portugal (mis-)adventures. But in the summer, the daisy chain tore and the cocoon cracked. And come fall, our family faced a … Continue reading →

Stuffed to the brim with all things travel- Joy and frustration and fascination, and with no room for more, we  left Thailand for one of our favorite places of all, home to family and friends, to regroup- and mainly, re-pack! Gladly, we … Continue reading →

“I tramp a perpetual journey My signs are a rain-proof coat, good shoes, and a staff cut from the woods……” (Walt Whitman, Song of Myself) We left Switzerland for SE Asia five days ago. It already feels a lot longer- … Continue reading →

….your star, you cannot fail to land in glorious harbor.” (Dante, Inf. 15,55-56) But where the blip have we landed? Here! And here And here And in so many other favorite places. Still, when birds form arrows that point south in the sky, and Fall falls, in … Continue reading →

Somewhere over the hills, in a place called home……

Just a whiff of the homeland for us. It’s not like our adventure is put on hold here. When the familiar bounces back with an exotic flourish, raises eyebrows and sometimes voices, provokes tears of joy and of frustration, then … Continue reading →

Going Going Going Gone ….and way too many good byes…..

We’ve got business cards! We don’t have a business, but they’re beautiful and fun to make so we thought why not! And I’m proud:

My people keep me in line. No heartaches permitted tonight. Just old school friendliness and ice cream for dessert.

OK! Get this site up, pack up, and leave the place we call home for good by 31. December 2012. That’s it in a nutshell. Airy handwave- long time comin’?? Do I worry? Yes. Am I excited? Yes. Scared? Yes. … Continue reading →