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Although it’s technically not autumn yet, it’s starting to feel like it. The mornings are cool and hazy, and it takes a good couple of hours before the sun makes an appearance (Of course we’re lucky to actually be able to still count on the sun coming out every day). It gets darker earlier, and Read more

So, after 2 1/2 years in this country, I finally made it to a baseball game. Got the hats, got the tickets, and off we went, by train (San Francisco’s baseball stadium, the AT&T park, is about the only thing in the city that is right next to the train station). As expected, the train Read more

What a strange experience, watching the London Olympics in the States; the 8-hour time difference is messing it all up very badly. I am so glad I had the opportunity to watch at least part of the games while in Europe, live on TV, and even live at the events (yes, I saw rowing gold Read more

The school year is coming to an end, and my busy days have turned into frenzied days! It’s all good, I need the buzz but I am looking forward to a week away from it all (we’re leaving for Mexico on Saturday). Unfortunately, having days filled to the brim means I hardly get time to Read more

Sometimes you just want to freeze time… I had such a moment yesterday, and it still makes me smile. So, over the last few weeks, E has been a little bit quiet and upset – usually just at home, and more in the evening – contrasting with the bubbly and outgoing nature she’s exhibiting at Read more

Last year I wrote a whole letter for friends and family about what happened in 2010. 2011 was very different, in many ways just as eventful as the previous year, but not as dramatically life-changing.  So I’m not going into detail; these are some of the things that happened to our family this year (in Read more

I’m sitting in a cosy ski lodge, wrapped in a blanket with a big box of tissues by my side and nothing but quietness around me. Outside, the sun is blazing, and somewhere out there, my husband and daughters are having fun in the not very abundant snow. I am luxuriating in a big fat Read more

autumn Cali style It’s hard to believe, but it seems that another year is closing in – holiday season is just around the corner. As I already explained the whole “holiday” issue exactly a year ago, I’m not going to repeat it, just briefly: “Holidays” mean Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year and all that’s involved in Read more

First of all, many apologies for the radio silence….. Hotel California was fully booked those last couple of months, and with all those (wonderful) visitors, my head simply refused to make room for this wee little bloggie. I tried, I did, but have only managed to write bits and pieces of “other stuff” (more of Read more

So we’re back “home” after a summer “at home”. As F told me yesterday, she has 4 homes now: one is her apartment in America, another her school (“It’s like one big family, Mummy!”), one in England, and one in Germany. Not bad for a 5-year old!She is very happy at her new school, finally, Read more