Monthly Archives: September 2010

I wish that I would have had a recorder of some kind to capture the sights and sounds that I encountered when I went to the meeting yesterday for spouses of diplomats at the Portuguese Residence. It may have been one … Continue reading →

I have found that when I have idle time I often eat. Since it is not so easy to grab snacks around here I am trying a new approach with my spare time. I have been trying to cook a … Continue reading →

The Embassy organized a visit to a local ceramics shop and drive down the old highway to the coast yesterday. The ceramics shop had a lot of great stuff and I guess some people have had custom things designed. We … Continue reading →

I should probably have noted in the previous post the reason we have a security guard. The apartment building we are currently in is connected to the Embassy so there are armed guards and barbed wire around the perimeter of … Continue reading →

Sedgwick was playing with new dog friend named Fang today. His owner brought him back from Afghanistan last year, he is still young and a lot of fun. He did however, find a dead bird. When his owner went to tell one … Continue reading →

Here are some of the things I picked up at the market yesterday. Not a bad grab for 450 dinar or about $5.00. I was even able to understand the guy when he told me what my total was! I may … Continue reading →

Day one had a rather exciting start. I awoke this morning to all the windows open and the fire extinguisher sitting on the kitchen floor. Not sure of the cause yet, but Mike saw flames in the microwave. They were … Continue reading →

We are back in DC and are staying a condo we found through a vacation rental site. Apparently the week we need to be in a hotel coincided with the National Black Caucus having a huge conference and we could … Continue reading →

We flew back to Wichita today. As we were preparing to leave the hotel this morning I realized we did not remember to bring the carry-on bag for Sedgwick and it was in the car that we had parked back … Continue reading →

We packed out of our condo yesterday. I hope it is not an indication of things to come, because what we expected to take three to four hours took ten! Sedgwick does not seem to be a fan of our … Continue reading →