Cathartic journaling of an adoptive mom.
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Croatia with Brian and the spontaneous team
20 miles of smooth road Garnished with short stone hedge walls And gardens of olive trees And the breeze of Adriatic. That was the introduction to our evening excursion to Rovinj.
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Control vs. trust
We took Rufus for the longest ride in the car, 300 km one way. At the destination, a new place, a village house with a large yard, huge and very desirable to explore, we left rufus free. Because he is like a kid, not liking to be out of sight, lifting his head often to…
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32 and about connection
I look at the phone and it’s a unknown number. Nothing unusual because of wanderlust. I pick up and at the other end I hear the question: mrs Altmann? I answer affirmative. He introduces himself. And then he proceeds to ask me if I know Apple. Hmmm, odd question. I ask him to repeat the…
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Coffee and Design
Our story in a nutshell, as experienced and processed by Conrad in this article, published by European Coffee Trip.
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Constants
I asked Conrad what are three constants in his life. We laughed out loud instantly as I said it, because two of our clients’ names are Constance. Then he said in one breath: me, God, and this apartment we live in. Basic and straightforward.
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Some mundane activities
Last week we roasted eggplant with our godparents, then we put it in little bags in the freezer to have for the winter. What you do in the Winter is: half thaw the eggplant, chops it with a large knife, add finely chopped onion and garlic, olive oil and salt and you serve on bread…
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Cluj
It was a brisk morning this one of August. No clouds, dew on the car, cold. I woke up early to meet with girlfriends in town, before the world starts to hustle and bustle.
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A peaceful week
Mama & Tata celebrated their birthdays, one after the other. It has always made buying gifts for them easy. One bigger and more useful for both. Early 60s look good on them. After a full summer of balanced weather, with mild warmth, cool winds, regular cooling rain and friendly sun, the fall is drawing near.…
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What do we like to dwell on the most?
I am a strong believer in confronting the ugliness of the day, stare it in the eye and overpower it. And then, move on to see the good in every big and small thing. There is pain and disfunction. There are unfortunate events. Though even in the midst of those, there is something to be…
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August roller coaster
I wonder if it’s just how August goes… Last night I read this blog post and I found myself in it; This year has been different: http://katiedavis.amazima.org
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We are all unique
In a heart beat I read a whole book. I wasn’t planning to engulf it all at once, but what started as “let’s see what this book is about” finished with “I can’t put it down”. It is called “kisses from katie” and livia left it with me for a week, maybe I would read…
