Monthly Archives: January 2013

Nine Calls Later, or why I will be avoiding Sears in future

Posted on January 30, 2013 by dichroic

The weekend before last, we went to the local-ish Sears to buy a washer, dryer, and refrigerator for the new house. We bought our appliances at a Sears in Eugene for the lake house; we got what we wanted, they … Continue reading →

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the blessing of books: always something new to discover

Posted on January 28, 2013 by dichroic

Why have I never heard of Amy Levy until just now? I mean, OK, there’s the part where she committed suicide at age 27(1), which does tend to limit one’s oeuvre, but still. Her biography uses clear words like “feminist” … Continue reading →

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houses

Posted on January 26, 2013 by dichroic

Thing are getting busy! This weekend we’re at our Eugene house getting everything ready, because next week they’ll finally be delivering our shipment! Ted ordered some rubber flooring, so we’ll be laying that down in the exercise room. The erg … Continue reading →

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more house stuff

Posted on January 22, 2013 by dichroic

We still don’t have our stuff – that is, it’s arrived in the US, but there’s no knowing how long it will take to get through Customs. Then when it gets here, we’ll have it delivered to our house near … Continue reading →

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house!

Posted on January 18, 2013 by dichroic

our counteroffer was accepted yesterday, so I guess we have a house! We won’t close on it until next month, though. We’re still keeping the lake house, Rowell, and plan to go there on weekends, so we wanted something nice … Continue reading →

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a writing life for me

Posted on January 14, 2013 by dichroic

So far, I’m really loving the writer’s life, or at least the parts of it I’ve experienced. I love working alone, getting to write about what I think is important, deciding for myself what things are important to do, which … Continue reading →

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quick question for US people: garbage disposals

Posted on January 11, 2013 by dichroic

After my last entry, Maria asked if garbage disposals are universal in the US. I said that to my knowledge they are nearly so – I’ve lived in Philadelphia, Houston, Phoenix and now Portland and have cooked in a few … Continue reading →

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two more incidents

Posted on January 10, 2013 by dichroic

I forgot to mention a couple of other things that happened today. After shopping I put the old remnants of lettuce and the core of the new one, plus the greens from the radishes in the garbage disposal … and … Continue reading →

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Real Oregonians don’t wear winter coats

Posted on January 10, 2013 by dichroic

(This entry is also posted at the Avontuur blog; apologies to anyone who sees it twice.) I’m not sure why, entirely. They do wear light jackets; after all, you need something to keep the rain off, especially as (I’m told) … Continue reading →

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a small warning

Posted on January 7, 2013 by dichroic

Guess what? I’m about to be a pain in the ass. Not a major one: after all, you’re under no compulsion at all to read anything I write here, much less to answer my questions. Also, Google is my friend … Continue reading →

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