Gettin’ Ready

All right. I have been visiting this blog for a little while now. At first I thought that the whole concept of decluttering one item a day seemed like a good one. Then I thought that I would never keep up with the challenge. And then I’ve reread some of her [...]

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Paul McCartney

Jim read me a short news article this evening… and then I went online to find more information. I’ve linked here to one article, but the long and short of it is this:
Paul McCartney is coming to Kyiv and will perform a free concert on Independence Square on Saturday, June 14.
That date is definitely [...]

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More music

Jamie on the marimba and Kolya on the vibraphone.

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Someday my prince will come

Okay, if I had any idea how to rotate this video I would. But this is the best I can do today!
Jamie was part of an awesome percussion concert last night at the Philharmonia. This particular solo piece is an original arrangement of Someday My Prince Will Come — I believe it was [...]

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Happy Birthday, Dasha!

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Reunion

Awhile back we received an email from friends in Birmingham, Alabama, asking us if we had room at the inn for a friend of theirs and her daughter. Naturally we said yes. Any friend of Tom and Mary would soon be a friend of ours.
Well, this morning Jim and I went to the [...]

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Hungry in Hungary

Tuesday morning at 4:00 came way too quickly, but after showers and downing a good cup of coffee, Jim and I were ready to meet our driver at 5:00. The deal was this: When he approached the village where we were staying, he would park at a specific road sign and Doug would [...]

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Border control

I just received this link explaining the newly-to-be-enforced requirements for foreigners living in Ukraine. It is not exactly clear about certain aspects of registration, but it does give a picture of how irregular the procedures have been in the past. Typically when an American hears of a new law, we contact each other [...]

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On the road

Did you miss me?
Right after I posted on Monday morning until just a few hours ago, I was basically out of blogging range. Well, our friends had internet at their home, but when you read about our days as I write them today, you will understand why I just didn’t have the energy to [...]

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Visas

It’s that time again. We need to renew our visas. We have only had to renew our visas once since we’ve lived in Ukraine — and we were able to do that during one of our trips to the States. No big deal.
Well, THIS time, we are in Ukraine and had to [...]

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