It’s been too long since my last post! And since I don’t have a specific topic that I want to report on about life here these days, consider this the first ‘odds and ends’ or ‘bits and pieces’ or ‘this and that’ blog entry. Weather Report: After a two week stretch of very hot weather,…
Back in February I wrote a post—What Cold Means to Me Now—after I developed chilblains during the Moroccan winter. Today I am experiencing the polar-opposite (ha ha ha) of being cold: I am HOT!! Over the last two weeks the daily high temperature in our town has hovered between 95-100 degrees daily, with nighttime lows only…
One of my favorite things about living in Morocco so far is the strong thrifting/reuse culture. While one can certainly buy new clothes, household items, appliances and furniture, it’s just as easy to find used items, and much of the time the used items are better quality, perfectly functional, and cost much less than buying new.…
Thomas and I were talking the other day about beets, man. That’s right, beets. Or barba, if you want to use Darija (but not to be confused with the amazing 1970s children’s book character, Barbapapa). Anyway, we were going on and on about how much we enjoy eating beets in Morocco (yes, we have time for these types of conversations…
Today is my 41st birthday—how the heck did that happen?! I could have sworn I was still in my 30s! Last year I was in Seattle to mark my 40th birthday, and greatly enjoyed an amazing home-cooked meal with some of my favorite people in the world: Thomas, Mom, Norman (my birthday twin!), and Andi.…
