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Warming up – wicked weekends in the (not so) wild west-ish

The weather is hot! As I write we’re experiencing 35ºC on a regular basis, sometimes up as far as 40º which is over 100º in old money.

So what do we do on the weekend when it is too hot to venture out for long walks, or even relax in our minuscule garden?

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Reflecting on 6 months in Houston – Happy Independence Day

It’s the 4th of July – American Independence day. And we’re celebrating with them – 6 months independently living in the USA.

When we first learned we would be coming to Houston, we had mixed feelings. Having passed through once on the way home from a holiday back in 2011, we had not been well impressed. Everything seemed so spread out and finding the heart and soul of Houston seemed impossible.

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