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Oops, I did it Again!
We have new neighbours, which is nice because the old ones were a young Dutch couple with small children with whom we had nothing in common. So I was thrilled to hear that our new neighbours are……… a young Dutch … Continue reading
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Nesting Instincts: Creating a New Home, Again!
Oh my God, the house was filthy. My house, my new house where I was going to be living together with my husband and our baby son. I had been warned by my Dutch friend, Anneke, who had just moved … Continue reading
Posted in Reflections of Life in Egypt
Tagged Cairo, Cleaning, Egypt, Expat, Expat wife, Family, Humour, Moving, Nesting Instincts, New Home
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Under our Bare Feet (2): The Great Earthquake of Chile 2010/The Following 24 Hours.
As I mentioned in my previous post we had just experienced one of Chile’s biggest earthquakes.A quick inspection concluded that we were OK, the dog seemed OK, as did the house. We had been lucky. Still, I had one huge worry. My seventy-two … Continue reading
Under our Bare Feet(1): The Great Earthquake of Chile 2010
As with all portents, we knew it was coming. We’d been expecting it since we’d arrived in Chile: The Big One. It was considered a universal truth that Chile’s next big earthquake was due – any time……now. ‘Perhaps mañana,’ Cecilia, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chile, Earthquake, Expat, Family, Santiago
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Memories of Boarding School
It’s already light. I hear the high pitched twitter of a yellow wagtail hidden somewhere among the scarlet and ochre foliage of the old oak tree just outside our dormitory window. I can just see the top of it from … Continue reading
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Tagged boarding school, Childhood memories, England, Expat, Family
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