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2024 in retrospect

Well… that was a year, huh? It certainly wasn’t my best year in a lot of ways, but at the same time, it wasn’t the worst. A year ago, we were in the middle of construction hell. I wrote about it back in February, talking about how we were in the process of renovating the … Continue reading 2024 in retrospect

Catching Fish in Warsaw

Back at the end of August, I had this weird idea. I’d been scrolling through Facebook and came across a post by Fish, former lead singer of Marillion (who, if you know anything about me, you know were instrumental in my formative years). In it, he was announcing added dates for his upcoming “Road to the Isles” tour, … Continue reading Catching Fish in Warsaw

Anykščiai – Ten Years Later

We like to take day trips. It’s fun to jump in the car and go off exploring parts of Lithuania we’ve never seen before. Or at least parts which some of us have never seen before. Interestingly, I’ve probably seen more of the little out of the way places than either Rasa or Monki. All of which … Continue reading Anykščiai – Ten Years Later

Crete Trip July 2024 – Part 3

July 18 Thursday was the day we had booked for our big excursion. But when we woke up, Monki was still feeling the effects of her exciting night, so she decided she wasn’t up for a long bus ride and Rasa was going to stay with her. Fair enough.  We all went to breakfast together … Continue reading Crete Trip July 2024 – Part 3

Crete Trip July 2024 – Part 2

July 16 We had such a good time the night before that most of us slept late on Tuesday morning. I say most, but not me. I was up early as always so I went out and read on the patio. By the time we all finally made it down for breakfast, they were closing … Continue reading Crete Trip July 2024 – Part 2

Crete Trip July 2024 – Part 1

Prologue It’d been a while since the folks had seen Monki and she had seen them outside of a video screen.  Sure, we facetime’d regularly, but nothing beats actual face time. Since we didn’t know what Rasa’s vacation schedule was going to be like this summer, it seemed better all-around for them to come this way. … Continue reading Crete Trip July 2024 – Part 1

Ouch – Father/Kid’s Day 2024

This was a big weekend. Saturday, June 1, was both World Children’s Day and Monki had a guitar “concert.” Then, Sunday, was Father’s Day here in Lithuania. Plus, it was also the first day of Lithuanian summer. So, as I say, it was packed.  The guitar thing started last year. Monki decided she wanted a guitar and … Continue reading Ouch – Father/Kid’s Day 2024

Comic Con Baltics 2024

A mere 7 months after our last Con, here we were again, doing it all over. The more things change, the more they stay the same, right? Only this time, the Con was happening the weekend after instruction ended for the semester, but since I had to be there early, that meant I needed to get … Continue reading Comic Con Baltics 2024

Adventures in Renovations

One of the advantages about buying the place where we already lived is that we wouldn’t have to move. At least you’d think that, right? The only thing that would change is who got the rent money at the end of the month and we wouldn’t have to ask permission if we wanted to change … Continue reading Adventures in Renovations 

Saying goodbye to 2023

Well, here we are, the last day of the year, and I’m trying to write an end of year wrap-up. So far it’s not going well. I’ve started a few times and it’s just not coming to me. Which may be part of the problem. It seems that in the last few years, I’ve forgotten … Continue reading Saying goodbye to 2023