Slightly belated, but I do love a list ( from meal plans, to jobs I need to do in varying order of urgency, my house is covered in them!), and I have finally gotten around to committing this one to “virtual” paper thanks to being tagged in a “plans for 2019” post by the lovely […]
repatriation
Sunday Photo – 365 Miles
Not completely picture perfect thanks to the blue van, but a gorgeous spot nonetheless, and a picture I posted on my IG feed and wanted to include here as well… Taken on Friday in my Grandparent’s beautiful village. My lovely Gramps is slowly succumbing to Alzheimer’s, and whilst it’s heartbreaking, I am determined to spend […]
Acceptable Alignment – Further Notes on Repatriation
It’s rare for me to read quotes online and think to myself, “actually, that completely describes how I feel”, but if there were to be one quote that applies to me, it would be this: “You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart always will be elsewhere. That is the […]
Nesting
A little interval in my Sud Tirol posts to give you a kind of mini tour of the new house, a sort of before and after if you will. There have been a few requests! Talk to most expats that have made that return trip, and I guarantee that nearly all of them will tell […]
Revisiting Repatriation
So as we prepare to move to a new area, our own house (just typing that feels odd!), and a new slightly more settled chapter (perhaps!!), I find myself constantly thinking about the weirdness that is repatriating – possibly as I have a trip to my other “home” planned this weekend. In my original 12 […]
Ch ch ch changes….
It’s all change again in the Bavarian Sojourn house, as our youngest tiny person started Nursery very recently. A bittersweet moment in any mother’s life, as it’s the first snip in the apron strings really isn’t it? Especially when your child goes in happily without so much as a goodbye!!! Is this a third child […]
Another Home Ago… Munich
After our short Austrian stay (with various interesting weather conditions) our old home at least pretended it was pleased to see us by spoiling us with the most beautiful Autumn Weather. Munich does Autumn particularly well, and whilst a lot of people head to the Englischer Gartens in the Summer months to relax and enjoy […]
Sunday Photo – Good Things About Being Home
Late to the party today, but this photo – taken this morning whilst the little one was busy exploring his Great Grandparent’s house – made me appreciate that despite how weird it can feel at times, there are an awful lot of good things about being home! It’s not a technically brilliant shot, but it’s special to me.