How High The Moon

My week-long jazz masterclass begins tomorrow. I’ve been looking forward to it for a year and I’m over the moon. I’m not entirely sure what to expect. I know that there are jam sessions in local cafes every night. I intend to make the most of any and all performing opportunities but that means I’ll […]

Hooray for me and cool opportunity for you

I’m sure you will join me in rejoicing the fact that Michael and I both passed our written driver’s exam in Italian. This was a truly huge accomplishment. On the day we took the exam, many mother tongue speakers did not do so well. I plan to milk this achievement for a good long time. […]

On Moving On

Reporting to you live from moving central. Our house is totally torn apart as we separate the items we’re keeping from the ones we’re giving away. Letting go hasn’t been that difficult. It’s clear to me what I want to keep. We are also storing some items in a back room so I don’t have […]

I ought to be able to do this myself

Sometimes I get great satisfaction from figuring out how to do things myself. I once spent a ridiculous amount of time turning an old router into a wireless bridge to boost the signal upstairs. It worked! I also tried to teach myself programming so that I could build an app I had an idea for. […]