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Ordinary Days
We were finding sanctuary at home this past weekend. Slowed down, enjoyed time with our boys, and took lots of deep, calming breaths. Meals are becoming a ritual, and I love it. Set the kitchen...
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Cape Gooseberry Jam
We need ordinary days so badly. We don’t have television service here (by choice) and I’m grateful for that choice. I wish I could put some sort of parent block on my internet connection too, so that...
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Why we live in Cairo.
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson So many people have questioned our decision to be in Cairo these days. It is...
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The haul
By local standards I may well have gotten fleeced, but this haul was a little over $10. By northern Virginia standards practically free. I got 6 plums, 4 mandarins, 10 local fresh eggs, a large chunk...
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The haul, and other random thoughts
The haul today. A kilo of in-season apricots. Lovely eggplant for chinese food. Fresh corn. Tomatoes the kids will eat like candy. Figs. Local bananas (“the yummy baby bananas please Mama.”)...
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When the power goes out… we make biltong.
We recently went without electricity for 28 hours straight, followed by an hour on and 6 hours off for another two days. May not sound like much, but it was 110 degrees Fahrenheit, dusty, dusty,...
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The Things We Carried
I carried two small boys, their carseats on wheels, their faces excited about grandma, grandpa, and airplanes despite the 3 am wakeup. I carried a 60 pound bag stuffed full of kids clothes and toys,...
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Oh Egypt
It has been tough to blog in the last two months. I have written so many posts, only to leave them as drafts or delete them entirely. It seems pretty pointless to ignore what is going on in Egypt...
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Homeless
We are officially homeless. Our apartment in Cairo has been packed, and we do not have an onward assignment yet. It is unsettling. I am reading about schools, housing, and career prospects in...
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Regrets, I have a few.
St Georges Cathedral, Coptic Cairo We are not returning to Cairo. Our next post will likely be announced in the coming month, but in the meantime, we are here in Arlington, trying to get ready for what...
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Archeology
I’m unpacking boxes. Here’s the frequent buyer card from my favorite coffee shop on Road 9. Here’s a phone number for a parent at my son’s school, scribbled on a piece of giftwrap from the birthday...
View ArticleMargin – my 2016 word
January is such a great time to dream big dreams about the life we want in the coming year. Did you write all those birthdays on your new calendar? Set those resolutions? Dream big dreams? Here at...
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