Tag Archives: Family

I Found Drogon….And Flowers…. In The Desert

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Emily Cannell

For the Big Money: Q: Why is California called the Golden State? Not the gold rush Nothing to do with golden tans (or bronzer) Gold Finger is just a bad guess A: Golden hills. That’s right. The hills of California … Continue reading →

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April Showers Brings May….. Gogatsu-byou?

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Emily Cannell

Show of hands- who gets crabby in May? I’m 54 years old and just found out that condition I have suffered from each and every May that I can remember has a name. I’ve heard a nasty rumor that Offsprings … Continue reading →

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Girls’ Trip… Menopause Style

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Emily Cannell

A long time ago, (my twenties) in a galaxy far away (New Orleans), I went on a girls’ trip. We spent a week in the Big Easy like a troupe of vampires carousing at night, and sleeping through the day. … Continue reading →

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Politics as Usual- Always Stange and Getting Stanger

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Emily Cannell

I voted. But this time, I voted on things I never thought I`d consider thirty years ago. And it just continues to be as strange as it always has been. My own experience with politics has become progressively more absurd. … Continue reading →

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Elbowing Our Way Through Easter

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Emily Cannell

It`s Easter. The time when we Catholics roll our eyes, put on a colorful outfit, and drag our families out of bed to show up at mass. It also happens at Christmas. The folks who attend more regularly get annoyed … Continue reading →

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Repatriation During the Holidays is Harder Than Being Overseas….

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Emily Cannell

The pitfall of living overseas is the inevitability of coming home. Dull. And with that the recalibration of expectations that the Offspring have regarding holidays and how they are spent. Some expats have a problem living overseas during traditional American … Continue reading →

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The Children at Taya Cavern

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Emily Cannell

Unfortunately for any of you still reading this blog, I have figured out the ICloud. Which means I`ve been looking through thousands of pictures, which I will now force upon you. Hopefully it won`t be as bad as looking at … Continue reading →

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So- Where Were We When I Last Told Riveting Stories of Canada?

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Emily Cannell

I know many of you have been wondering whatever happened on our driving tour of Western Canada two years ago. My last post involving our year stint as Canadians involved  complaining about the cold and singing hallelujah to the Canada … Continue reading →

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Dear Spouse, I`d like an RV for my Birthday

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Emily Cannell

During the six days of driving it took Offspring #2 and me to cross this great country, I came to the conclusion that an RV would have preferable to the Toyota we had to push half the way to California. … Continue reading →

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Culture Shock In Photos

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Emily Cannell

For the past several days I`ve been trying to figure out how the Cloud ate all my photos. The ones that hadn`t been consumed were permanently frozen on my phone, no longer available for sharing, emailing, or converting in to … Continue reading →

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