Category Archives: Being brave
A state of mind address
Yes I have been quiet. Do you know that I have been writing 3limes an average of two times a week for close to four years? (This is post # 425.) And in that time I have written about the … Continue reading
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Stuck in the Middle
I’ve been wrapped in a warm blanket on my sofa watching season 2 of Downton Abby. Not only am I crushed that it is over (what will I do without the drama?) I am sort of alarmed by how cold … Continue reading
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Not a good feeling
Something unsettling happened this week. We had a small but significant theft. Trooper discovered that her wallet was empty. There were three possible reasons: a) she hadn’t in fact put any money into the wallet, or perhaps it had slipped … Continue reading
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First World Problem
The internet is driving me crazy. I was under the missapprehension that I would have none of my Uganda slow internet issues. Okay I have power, I have hot water in the kitchen, I have no potholes, now can I … Continue reading
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A soup made of old and new: African and Arabian skies.
Trooper is drowning already. Homework is piling around her, her bed is covered with papers, her desk has no surface, her face has that “what the hell” look about it. Princess cooks, between bouts of less homework, she has perfected … Continue reading
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Change of Plan, change of heart.
This past week I have seen many of my firmly held assumptions come tumbling down. There have been some rather shaky stereotypes that have been knocked and my ideas renewed. When we travel, as tourists, our impressions may add to … Continue reading
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A long long week
We have been here in Bahrain for a week now and a long week it has been. Outside it is as hot as an oven, too hot to walk, nowhere to walk even if it was cold. Outside it is … Continue reading
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