Tomorrow, I will be hosting Thanksgiving for the first time since Paul died*. It won’t be as big of a crowd as our last Thanksgiving…
I suppose this is a good time to give an update on my travels, since I’ve arrived in Stirling, Scotland, and am now out and…
Ah, the modern world. Don’t you love how it’s filled with gadgets and gizmos aplenty and whozits and whatzits galore? After all, it means that…
Wow! Can you believe that I’m flying “home” to Scotland tomorrow? Or should I say today, since it’s past midnight in the homeland (why am…
I got my UK visa today! Yay!! Actually, I got the email on Monday telling me I’d been approved but wanted to wait until it…
To make up for my last few sad(ish) posts, here’s a happy one for you (times three)! Happy #1: I sent off the forms and…
I made my way up to Spokane today for my biometrics appointment as part of my visa application for The Big Move to Scotland. You…
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned before what a massive gamble this new adventure of mine is. I’m leaving my job during one of the…
I picked up my medical records today so that I can give a copy of my medical history to my new GP when I arrive…
I am American, born and bred to American parents. My ancestors are Germans from Russia. This means that I am not, contrary to the insistence…
It was September 2001. I was 27 years old and travelling off of the North American continent for the first time in my life. No,…