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Jun21

Thanksgiving in New England – Time spent relaxing

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Thanksgiving! Last year, Thanksgiving was a bit too busy for me to fly back to the United States… classes, and general insanity, conspired to keep me in Dublin. Which, frankly, was a perfectly lovely time with friends and classmates. 2025, however, had none of those challenges… and thus, saw Andrea and I winging our way to New England for a well-deserved holiday…

November, 2025

Quiet time at home is one of those lovely parts of any holiday… and this was no exception.

Dinners, relaxed evenings, playing with the cats and stringing up the Hannukah web in the kitchen – lovely time, lovely people, and a beautifully relaxed environment. I couldn’t have asked for a better time for Thanksgiving.


Jan2

General views around Newmarket Yards – my new home in Dublin!

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September, 2024

I moved into Newmarket Yards in mid-August, after a rather frantic two weeks of apartment searching.  My various belongings arrived a week or so afterward, and an IKEA trip later saw me with a basically completely set up apartment.

Strangely, I didn’t put up any of my photos from Oregon… I still haven’t, as of when I wrote this post around the end of the year.  It doesn’t feel right, to me – This is a break from my past, and an opportunity to appreciate that past while moving on to my future.  I adore the photos I took, and the memories and awe they inspire, but it feels right to let them stay in storage, as memories of a past that I appreciate but have moved on from.

That’s a bit of a diversion from the point of the post, but it’s worth mentioning.  With that stewing in your minds, dear readers, please enjoy these snippets of life in my new apartment.

Aug17

A shift in July plans – Visiting Home

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Wednesday, 07-July-2021 through Wednesday, 14-July-2021


After the funeral, I couldn’t bring myself to fly back to Oregon immediately. It didn’t seem right… I had the opportunity to work remotely, and my family was grieving… why wouldn’t I stay for some time?

I went to visit my Aunt first, but after spending a few days with her I headed back to my childhood home, to spend time with my Mom, Stepdad, and Sister.

It’s been so long since we’ve all lived under the same roof… it felt good, if a little strange. We’re all the same people, even if a few years have gone by… but we definitely interact a bit differently. A bit more calmly, I like to think.

Anyways, we had a good time. We worked, we ate, we chatted, and we enjoyed spending time together.