Andy in Amsterdam

We had a potluck dinner here last night. It was the second meet up of a bunch of local bloggers. It was very imformal and was the follow up to the pub meeting we had several months ago. When I talked about it (as an impending event) to someone this week, she said, “Oh . . . → Read More: Our American Party

Our new downstairs neighbors are having some work done in their apartment - a lot of work. They haven’t moved in yet, so they’re having the place renovated: new floors, new kitchen, new walls, etc. These are the people who - according to local legend - were visiting our former downstairs neighbors . . . → Read More: Hook and Pulley

A couple of weeks ago when Fred and I were in Budapest, Fred said, “How long do you think it would take us to see all the capitals of Europe?” He suggested that we set a date and try to visit them all.

I said, “How many are there?”

He didn’t have a number, so I . . . → Read More: Making a List

It’s been really cold outside for a couple of weeks. I get out of the house every day, but I spend a lot of time indoors because it’s warm in here and I don’t have to be concerned that my feet are going to get wet from walking through slush. Amazingly, I . . . → Read More: How I Do Go On

It has been unbelievably snowy for the past few days. The clouds have constantly dropped bits of snow and refreshed the snow that’s already on the ground, but today has been a fairly consistent day of tiny flakes falling. It’s nice. We’re on the fifth floor (sixth if your counting in American) and it’s . . . → Read More: Let It Snow

Last night, when I sat down next to Alex at knitting, she said, “So how was Budapest?”

I said, “It was good. You know. It was a nice trip. I mean…it was interesting. We had a nice time.” She could tell I was less than thrilled. I wasn’t doing the whole, “I loved it! It . . . → Read More: Budapest Wrap Up

I tried writing a post yesterday about our recent trip to Budapest, but it was dry as dust. I’ll take another swipe at it tomorrow. For now, I think I just need to post something.

Today was my first day back at work after almost a month of not being at . . . → Read More: No Points Given for Lovely