food and life in the foreign service
As I recently mentioned, it was Scarlett's birthday earlier this week. To celebrate it, I decided to make a cake, even though I haven't made one in years (literally. something happened to one of my cake pans before I arrived in Tashkent and I didn't purchase a new set until right before packout for Belgrade, so... Continue Reading →
Today is Scarlett's second birthday! It is hard to believe that she hasn't been in our life forever. We love our poodle girl so much and, apparently, so does everyone else. We had some of our neighbors over for a little celebration (cake!) and they came bearing gifts! As if we don't spoil her enough.... Continue Reading →
Last Thursday, I was home, waiting for some repairmen to come and fix a shelf in one of the bathrooms. Unfortunately, when they came, they were unable to fix the shelf -- they were plumbers. They came, they saw, they left... and we began to get ready to go to the pool. Two minutes later,... Continue Reading →
Before arriving to a new place, we wonder what it will be like to walk Scarlett. In Uzbekistan, we tended to stick to the complex in which our house was located, venturing beyond the gates to meet Grant on his way home from work. We knew a lot of places to walk in and around... Continue Reading →
January 29, 2010 was a huge day for us: it was Grant's Flag Day. Flag Day is when everyone assembles in the gym at FSI to sit in rows of chairs in front of a table covered in mini flags. Bingo sheets of post names are handed out and people are encouraged to play by... Continue Reading →
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