Today on Monday Mysteries I have a couple of updates on the topic of an earlier Monday mystery: the giant yellow grasshoppers we’ve seen here in Florida. Continue reading
Monday Mystery: Front row seat
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Not quite at lakeside
The house we’re staying in right now is in a housing development in the “Lake Washington” area. That’s because it’s not that far from Lake Washington, the largest lake in Florida. According to Wikipedia, it’s the major source of fresh water for the Melbourne area. Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: Magic Pond
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Today on Monday Mysteries we look at the mysterious world of the pond behind the house we’ve been in for the past few weeks.
Surviving the Supermarket
Before we moved to Europe, it had actually been at least 15 years (and probably more) since I’d been the primary grocery shopper in the family. Chris was the one who did most all of it in North America. It wasn’t until we got to Italy that I took over that responsibility. My challenges in Bolzano’s grocery stores were mostly tied to figuring out where to find things in the store (e.g. learning that the sugar is stocked next to the coffee and not the baking supplies, etc.). Here are links about some of the challenges to supermarket shopping in Bolzano: Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: A really big bug
Today on Monday Mysteries we investigate a different kind of bug. It’s not an edible one, just one of the largest bugs I’ve ever seen, and one that wandered across the patio here the other day.
Driving with Gigi
OK, well, it really wasn’t entirely Gigi’s fault for what happened last week on a road near Orlando. But since it was Gigi’s instruction to take that on-ramp, I’ll put the blame on her. After all, that’s part of the fun of driving with Gigi – you get to put the blame on someone else when the directions go wrong and you wind up taking a wrong-turn. Continue reading
Fantastic Developments
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Well, before I get to my original “fantastic” thing for this post, I’d just like to mention that Chris and I are switching locations today to our new home for the next month: a gorgeous house with a very cute, … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: A Plan G Primer
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at a mystery a lot of you have been wondering lately: what the heck is this “Plan G” thing that Chris and I are doing right now? Continue reading
Complications of a Donnerstag Due
“Thursday Two” in English doesn’t have the same ring as combining a bit of German (Donnerstag) and Italian (due), even though it means the same thing. So it’s thanks to Chris for this alliterative title for today’s post, which first came about because we realized this morning that we’ve been in Melbourne now for 2 weeks, and the U.S. for 2 months. 2 major milestones of a sort.