When I fell in love with my husband (we met on a trip across the Australian outback), I began series of long haul flights between Seattle and Vienna or Salzburg. On my first trip I went for two weeks, or maybe it was three, and my trips got longer and longer. After a while, I …
I am irrationally fond of llamas. When J asked me what I wanted to do with the afternoon, I said, “Let’s go see the llamas.” It snowed up high. When the sky lifted yesterday afternoon, you could see that all the peaks around us were dusted with white. It’s Fall. You can feel it in …
I didn’t study literature, so I don’t remember much about Shakespeare. And I don’t really know much history, though now I am feeling rather a lot of regret about that. I do know a thing or two about art history, though. That’s not saying much, though, because when it comes to this particular Venus, every …
Medieval Jewish costume In 1497, Maximilian I tossed the Jews out of Graz. This was the culmination of a bunch of lobbying work that pitted the Jews against the anti-Semites. The Jews were willing to pay to stay, the anti-Semites were willing to pay more to have them leave. I was lying awake steaming about …
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The Euro-husband spoke with Euro-friend of ours a few days ago. They talked, as always, about our bi-national status. Our friend said that while he loves to visit the US and has nothing but the finest feelings for his American friends, he thinks that the American system is cruel and doesn’t understand why anyone would …