Like nomads, but with more stuff

Kazakhstan had a presidential election Sunday April 26. I was one of the embassy folks who participated as an election observer. I'm no...

[it's been a grievously long time since my last post. Life hit hard. By life I mean work + bidding + work and more work. I see an end i...

Today we went outside. No gloves. No hats. No scarves. No snowpants. No heavy jackets. No long underwear. No boots. Sneakers, and fleeces o...

On March 22, otherwise known as Nauryz in Kazakhstan and a few other countries, we went to see how they celebrate.  We had gotten some advi...

According to Alex, today was the best day ever. Started with pancakes. Then a Kiwi Crate...  Zoltan-bird Woodpeckers pecking at a...

When Alex started preschool at the tender age of 2.5 years old, my mother was quick to jump on this shopping opportunity.  "She needs ...

Today is something like Terry's birthday. Although he downplays these annual displays we do at least normally get ourselves some good g...

When asking for recommendations on Barcelona must-see spots, I received surprisingly varied replies on Sagrada Familia, ranging from ...

One thing to know about travelling to Barcelona in February: a lot of stuff is closed. No magic fountain, no cable cars, no Tibidabo. In ...

Bright and early Monday morning we got to La  Boqueria to gather the produce for the week.  We wandered the stalls, the family sans moi ...