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Infinity

In my experience, there is nothing so suggestive of infinity as moments when the sea and the sky merge. It promises a world without walls, and limitless possibility. Sometimes that’s on beautiful sunny days. But I personally prefer when it’s the work of fog. This is what I woke up to today: I go back […]

The enduring mysteries of The Beach

quote of the day: “I spoke with strong feeling, and I’ll tell you why. A few months before, while celebrating Boat Race night, I had fallen into the clutches of the Law for trying to separate a policeman from his helmet” (from The Code of the Woosters.) It’s always amusing when scenes from fiction that are meant […]

Rations running low…

It is an unbelievably beautiful day here at the beach. 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky: …especially when compared to two days ago, when I worried more than a little bit that we were all about to be blown or washed off our foundations: The tide is coming in, sparkling in the […]

Halfway through 2 weeks off

Today is Andrew & my first mensiversary. Noteworthy statistics about our first 31 days of marriage: We’ve spent 8 days together, secured 3 new UK residence permits, flown 24,400 miles & slept in 6 cities. Win. My sister Amanda, meanwhile, got married 9 days ago, so Andrew and I headed to Spokane for the wedding. We’ve got […]

In which I attempt to revive the blog

Newsflash: I’m married now. In not-totally-unrelated news, I have resolved to resume blogging. So here we are. Those of you who have known me for a while may remember that I had a blog before there were blogs. I started it in August 2000. It has been more or less dormant since I came down […]