Monthly Archives: November 2016
The Thanksgiving Orphans
It was November, we had been here for about 10 months now and I was still learning about the differences between my familiar culture and my new one. I couldn’t believe my eyes seeing the enormous turkeys filling the cooling places in the supermarket. I pointed it out to my husband: “How does that even […]
Are the Elections, stomach bugs and organizing frenzy related?
An unexpected stomach bug came to visit me two days after the announcement of the unexpected new President of the United States. I don’t know if and how the two are related, I just know that on Veteran’s Day I spent my entire day and night alternating between sleeping and puking. On Saturday I felt […]
Of Ostriches, soup, bread and chocolate pudding
Why taking down the screens isn’t a 10-minute job
November. The leaves are falling. We had a beautiful summer and a gorgeous fall. But now it is getting cold. Northern Maine experienced the first snow fall this season already. The heat is back on. We are working on getting the house ‘winter ready’. The lawn chairs will be stacked and brought inside. The lawn […]