From me and Jack to all – this is how we spent our Christmas, the two of us and my mom in Upper Egypt. Life is good. Believe it or not, we were freezing our BUTTS off. Happy Holidays. 🙂
‘Tis the season
This semester has been rough. Mostly due to my own pressures and expectations on myself – as is usually the case. There have been a few true “saving graces” that have helped get me through. Jack, of course, has been amazing. In his own inimitable manner, he has reminded me that life is more than… Continue reading ‘Tis the season
Deja vu: all over again
Just went back thru my old entries to find a particular one. Last year: September 18th I blogged about a taxi driver who had a sob story about his five “bee bees” one of whom had breast cancer – he needed money. Fast forward to yesterday – I’m on Mara’ashli going to school and I… Continue reading Deja vu: all over again
Fast Forward
I know…. I have been really bad about keeping up to date on the blog lately. I’ve got pictures and stuff and thoughts, but they just aren’t getting posted. I could give everyone the song and dance, or just shut up and get on with it. So… rather than keep a bunch of stuff until… Continue reading Fast Forward
MotoGP: Sunday (Race Day)
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday – for most of the MotoGP calendar this is RACE DAY. So too in Brno. Once again, the day dawned clear and sunny, with only a trace of clouds (or was that just from Charity GP the night before??). We were up and out quickly to get on the bus for the… Continue reading MotoGP: Sunday (Race Day)
More SNIC
As I’m riding home in the cab, in HORRENDOUS traffic, I see a cabbie and his fare out of the cab and standing in the street. They are not fighting, arguing or negotiating. The fare is a nicely dressed man who is placidly watching the cabbie. The cabbie is waving a 50LE note at all… Continue reading More SNIC
KNITTING: Feel free to skip if you are not a knitter
I really enjoy knitting (and now, crochet, since I’ve “retaught” myself how). I find either to be very relaxing as well as producing cool things (although, in reality the outcome is not the reason I do it – see 20 year old yarn post). I did not bring yarn with me. I figured that, people… Continue reading KNITTING: Feel free to skip if you are not a knitter
Coptic Wedding
Jack and I belong to the British Community Association, a British ex-pat club. It is a relatively small club where we go to escape the (often incestuous) tendrils of AUC as our only social outlet. The staff at the club are a marvelous group of Egyptians. Somehow they manage to put up with a lot… Continue reading Coptic Wedding
SNIC – Situation Normal In Cairo
So, the other day, I headed out in the morning as I always do. Walked to Abou el Feda Street to get a taxi to work. I had just reached the street when I saw a car approaching – black car, white accents, drivers window down. There are a million of them in Cairo. As… Continue reading SNIC – Situation Normal In Cairo
MotoGP: Saturday
Saturday: 125 and 250 practice and 2nd qualifier, MotoGP qualifier After the freezing rain of Friday, even the clear skies Saturday morning did not convince us. We packed up the cameras, lenses, fleeces AND rain shells. Hell, the VIP Village suite would be open, so we could leave whatever we didn’t need there! We had… Continue reading MotoGP: Saturday