Author Archives: dichroic

rereading Charlotte Macleod

Posted on December 7, 2012 by dichroic

I’ve been on a bit of an orgy of Charlotte Macleod rereadings, in the last few months, since they started coming out in Kindle editions, and the effect of reading them in the aggregate is … rather odd. They’re definitely … Continue reading →

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IPod’s shuffle is not being helpful!

Posted on December 4, 2012 by dichroic

The book I was listening(1) to finished while I was 5km into through today’s 10km workout, so I decided to listen to music instead of starting a new audiobook. I set my iPod to random shuffle. Today’s workout was 1km … Continue reading →

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our official (but not yet final) farewell

Posted on December 3, 2012 by dichroic

I am having homemade apple pie for breakfast, which is a very good way to start my last full work week here. (We each brought a slice into the office.) Our going-away party yesterday was fabulous. The food was excellent, … Continue reading →

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Things I need in a kitchen

Posted on December 1, 2012 by dichroic

SInce it looks like we’ll be setting up yet another kitchen, the following is mostly for me but may be useful to others. It is entirely idiosynratic. “Need” is stuff it really bothers me not to have; “want” is helpful. … Continue reading →

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Oregon or bust

Posted on November 30, 2012 by dichroic

We’ve made our decision: we’re going to Oregon. This definitely doesn’t cancel the trailer year, just postpones it again (if you’re one of the people who wanted to meet up on our travels, it will still happen, just later.) At … Continue reading →

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I’m not sure if this one is done

Posted on November 27, 2012 by dichroic

This year’s iteration of my annual light-in-darkness poem seems to be a tiny one: In the darkest part of the year, we set out, our keel pointed into midnight, trusting the stars and our own hand on the tiller to … Continue reading →

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about to rest from travel, still drinking life

Posted on November 26, 2012 by dichroic

In all my excitement about going home I don’t want to give the wrong impression; there was a lot of seizing-of-opportunities in our lives abroad and all of our travel, but I am staggeringly grateful to have gotten those opportunities … Continue reading →

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erg. sleep. shop.

Posted on November 25, 2012 by dichroic

Good grief. It feels like this weekend has consisted almost entirely of erging and sleeping. That’s an exaggeration on both counts; only 25 km (15 yesterday, 10 today) but I’ve erged every day since Wednesday without a break. From last … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, and beginning the Holiday Challenge

Posted on November 23, 2012 by dichroic

Before I plunge into matters not of general interest, Thanksgiving Day was great. I erged 9km, made cranberry sauce, and had enough time for it to cool before heading off to dinner – a restaurant provided turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, … Continue reading →

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ready to make holiday

Posted on November 22, 2012 by dichroic

What can you do with your days, but work and hope? Let your dreams bind your work to you play. What can you do with each moment of your life, But love ’til you’ve loved it away? Love ’til you’ve … Continue reading →

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