Domesticiety / Inspirietry
My husband and I always get into a heated discussion about this time of year. It goes something like this. Me…. “Let’s go somewhere for Thanksgiving.” Him…”I’d be happy to cook Thanksgiving dinner at home. You know our kids really miss out on traditions.” And then in his mind he adds, “They miss out because of your holiday issues.” From there, the discussion goes downhill...
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Adventuriety / Domesticiety
Our year of traveling the world is over and the kids are back in a “brick and mortar” school. We’ve been home for about three months and I just finished the last of the my travel blogs about all of our activities and what I think about them, but Scott has been telling me that I should write about the “other stuff,” the more reflective...
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Adventuriety / Domesticiety
There were three main reasons for visiting Quito on our South American trip. First, Daisy had a desire to see the Galapagos Islands which are Ecuadorian territory and accessible through the Quito airport. Second, my father thought it wouldn’t be a bad place to spend some time. He enjoyed Quito in the 80’s and used the surrounding mountains and volcanoes like Cotopaxi to train...
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Adventuriety / Domesticiety
We spent two weeks in beautiful, charming San Sebastian and it wasn’t long enough. We loved our apartment, not a block from the sea, and our sweet and helpful apartment manager, Ane. We hiked a lot and also spent time enjoying the city, food and a few other things. Ashley took a surfing lesson and spent as many minutes as she could physically endure swimming...
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Domesticiety / Recuperiety
We met a beautiful, young couple in Tanzania. She was from Spain, he was from South Africa, they were living and working in Oman, and on safari for their honeymoon. Scott and I were watching the sunset over a coffee plantation, talking about possibly visiting Spain on our next trip, when like a sign we heard the newlyweds discussing their wedding and how their parents were...
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Domesticiety
We have been home for a little over 24 hours and it is nice. My bed feels really good and I was able to wash every scrap of the stinky laundry. It was a treat yesterday to wear clothes that I had not seen for eight weeks. Scott told me that I looked cute; I think it was just because I wasn’t wearing the same...
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Domesticiety
The following was written by Scott, my husband, in response to an Adventuriety follower’s comment. Scott is chief cook and bottle washer on our year of adventure and my heart smiled yesterday when he told me Ashley had requested privately that he continue cooking until she leaves for college. Granny’s Egg Noodles. This recipe was prepared in the family long before my paternal grandmother, but...
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Domesticiety
We had a special dinner tonight. Scott made Granny’s Egg Noodles and Creamed Chicken for dinner. We enjoy this delicacy at home but it is especially meaningful here is Germany as his Grandmother was of German descent and there may even be relatives nearby! We have limited, yet adequate cooking equipment and a bit of a language barrier, what is flour called? Ashley helped him...
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Domesticiety
My husband just went to the grocery store because part of this little life adventure will be him shopping and cooking! This is his idea. Yes, we occasionally discuss (sometimes heatedly) his desire to eat healthy with the result of reducing his mass a tad and my desire to not cook and eat coffee with lots of cream for breakfast (yes, eat), out for one...
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