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Reflection, Reaction
It was only when I was tidying a cluttered windowsill today and came across a ticket stub from our flight over that I realised we’ve been in the US six months today. I was more than a bit shock… more »
Potential and Expectations
Reflection, Reaction
Strawberry wrote 6 days ago: It was only when I was tidying a cluttered windowsill today and came across a ticket stub from our f … more »
Gratitude 43
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Strawberry wrote 1 week ago: Today I am grateful for: A roof over our heads — though from all indications, I honestly don … more »
Gratitude 30, A Real Fourth of July
Strawberry wrote 3 weeks ago: Today I am grateful for: The first 4th of July holiday I have spent in the US in 15 years. The tow … more »
Gratitude 25, Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Strawberry wrote 3 weeks ago: Today I am grateful for: The fact that even though baseball really is quite boring and even though … more »
Hunting on the Edge of Impossible
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Strawberry wrote 4 weeks ago: When the realtor and I finished our hot and humid day of househunting, and I poured myself a cold gl … more »
Gratitude 21, Summer Nights and Fireflies
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Strawberry wrote 1 month ago: Today I am grateful for: The fact that my husband kept his good humour even though he was shattered … more »
Gratitude 20, Small Things to Big
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Strawberry wrote 1 month ago: Today I am grateful for: The first lightning bugs I have seen this summer… this year… t … more »
Lost in a Television Wilderness
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Strawberry wrote 1 month ago: “American television sucks!” M announced the other night and I can understand what he me … more »
Taking a Job and Taking Our Chances
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Strawberry wrote 1 month ago: Let’s bask for a moment in the good news: M has landed a job! He has done a few ‘ride o … more »
It's Not Just Me
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Strawberry wrote 1 month ago: ‘You can never go back home.’ I’d heard that repatting was particularly hard … more »
Losing Money and Cracking Relationships
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Strawberry wrote 2 months ago: When my credit card company sent me a sheet of what looked like cheques, I was confused and asked my … more »
Hunting
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Strawberry wrote 2 months ago: It was all too raw on Wednesday, so we did nothing but let it sink in and be a support to one anothe … more »
Job Lost
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Strawberry wrote 2 months ago: Forty-five minutes ago, at 8.30am, someone came noisily through the front door, scaring me to death. … more »
Nearly The One... But Not Quite
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Strawberry wrote 2 months ago: Finding a house to buy is exhausting and emotionally-draining work but, really, it ought to be dead … more »
Lost in Translation
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Strawberry wrote 3 months ago: There are so many odd words that you don’t give a moment’s thought to when you’ve … more »
The Countdown Begins
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Strawberry wrote 3 months ago: When I got the girls up this morning, I spotted a man messing about in the front garden. I held E1 … more »
Enough!
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Strawberry wrote 3 months ago: I keep sitting down to write something, but nothing comes. This week, it’s just kind of felt … more »
Ah Yes, I Remember What Being 15 Felt Like
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Strawberry wrote 4 months ago: I knew we’d have weeks like last week, and M and I agreed a long time ago that we would only g … more »
I'm Not Exactly What You'd Call Hard-To-Please
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Strawberry wrote 4 months ago: I’m sitting here with a big goofy grin on my face, because I love doing laundry in America! I … more »
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