Author Archives: ianmacd
Eloïse’s Christmas Party
We’ve made it to Providence without any delays, which is good going, considering the number of people whose flights have been severely disrupted over the last few days. We usually fly to the US for Christmas a little earlier than … Continue reading
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Nippy
It’s -5° outside as I write this. The gossamer webs on the garden gate are coated with a thin layer of frost, which makes them look both beautiful and fake, as if someone were deliberately going for the haunted house … Continue reading
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Putting On The Fritz
After last week’s rewiring and laying of cables, I settled down Monday evening to install my latest gizmo, a FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 from the German manufacturer, AVM. Now, FRITZ!Box may just possibly be the worst-name ever devised for a … Continue reading
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Home Improvement
As the year draws to a close and we prepare to head off to Providence at the end of next week, the last bits of work on the house and its grounds are being done. The roofers are in to … Continue reading
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Münster
We’re in Germany tonight, Münster to be precise. We drove here after this morning’s Little Gym session in order to sample the atmosphere of another German city’s Weihnachtsmarkt. It turns out to be an attractive, vibrant little town, although I’m … Continue reading
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