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December 2014

Life in Poland

Christmas 2014 in pictures

Bigos Messy cookies  Christmas morning chaos  Christmas Day turkey “American-style” cooked by our neighbors  More messy cookies  Our tree, wondering how long to keep it up Some of our favorite ornaments  Old and new presents  Christmas artwork  Bring on…

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Attending a funeral via Skype

What they need on their side: a lap top, tablet, or phone with Skype (or FaceTime etc.) installed a good internet connection at funeral home, portable internet for cemetery depending on device, any additional equipment to be better seen…

Life in Poland

Santa and our little atheists

I am pretty sure I used to believe in Santa Claus. I used to believe in god too – thanks Catholic school. I believe in neither now. I am pretty sure my belief in Santa was short-lived. I have…

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No idea

I have no idea why we human beings took the story of Saint Nicholas and made up the idea of Santa Claus, the jolly man who delivers presents to good children all over the world. Santa Claus visited us…