Last weekend I spend a few days in Krakow for a city/culture/mama break. Want to come along? First, a walk across the Vistula River that cuts through the city. We’re going through the Old Town (Rynek Główny) and former Jewish Ghetto….
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It’s properly autumn around here: Dark, gloomy, rainy, windy…the works. I love it. I always feel a strange pressure to go outside when the weather’s nice, so rain and wind give me a good excuse to stay indoors with my…
This week I ran out of ink in my office printer. It’s no big deal—I just have to move the stuff that (somehow) piles up on top of the printer, open it up and swap out the cartridges. Usually…
Remember these machines when you were a kid? The thrill of putting in a dime or a quarter and—luck of the draw—getting a piece of candy, a sticker or a temporary tattoo? Last weekend we were at a beachside restaurant…
I often take public transportation to pick up Anna at preschool. The journey usually takes an hour door-to-door, depending on my tram and train connections and how quickly I can buy my tickets from the ticket kiosks. (And whether or…
This strange little yellow building is right in between the train station and the fancy shopping mall in Gdynia, Poland. Every time I pass by it, I’m so curious…what is this funny tiny little building doing there? For what is—or…
Last month we spent our annual family vacation in Schliersee, Germany. This is a small lakeside village about an hour’s drive outside Munich—you can actually take the train directly into the city for a day’s worth of museum-hopping in just…
This month Keith and I have been enjoying lots of evening dates, thanks to our babysitting niece! After Anna goes to bed, we head over to our new favorite bookstore/cafe just off the bustling main street in Sopot. This little…