Like nomads, but with more stuff

You just can't spend time in northern England without checking out Hadrian's Wall. And it turns out one of the better sites is o...

Summer 2017

A long, long time ago Terry met a guy who introduced him to the Scotch of Ben Nevis distillery .  This stuff is rarely found outside Scotla...

The New Diplomat's Wife is hosting a pro/con list of everyone's posts here . I figured I'd jump in. Highlights 1. Winter act...

Last week we received a letter from the IRS and a $1.00 check. Yes the decimal is in the right place, we got a check for $1.00.  Today we g...

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...