We moved to Berlin

Germany, specifically Berlin, had many of the things that we most wanted in a place to live: dense, urban, walkable neighborhoods, affordable, high-quality public education and health care, good public transit (this is a massive understatement); and a growing emphasis on sustainable, person-centered, development.. Continue reading We moved to Berlin

History Buff, Life, Reading

2023 Reading Challenge ‐Reading Down the Bookshelf

And we’re back again! Here with the perennial goal of reading more books.

This year, I’m going with what I hope will be an easy goal: Twelve books, one a month.

Doing, I Wrote a Thing, Life

Love song for a little house

By the time I publish this post, our 1952 brick ranch on a busy Decatur corner will belong to someone else.

We have lived here for 12 years – longer than I have lived in any one place my entire life. We moved in with two cats, a toddler and a newborn and are leaving with two dogs, a teenager and an almost-teen.

I would be lying if I said that we never thought we’d move. We never really planned for this to be our “forever home.”

Life

Help for Ukraine

Like many people, I have been consumed with the ongoing situation in Ukraine.

I am having trouble focusing on work or normal life tasks even though the conflict is on the other side of the world. If you think I am over-reacting, here are some good reasons why Russia’s invasion of its neighbor will have far-reaching consequences for everyone.

Here are links to articles and people that I found helpful, insightful and/or informative. At the end of the post, I will include links to organizations that are offering support for Ukranians fleeing the conflict and advice for what regular people can do to help.