No weddings and a divorce or two I’m at the age where I rarely get invited to friends’ weddings anymore. I mean it’s because nobody’s getting married, not that I’m so obnoxious nobody invites me. I do get invited…
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We have already had The Talk with our girls. Actually, several versions of the The Talk have gone under the bridge, and I imagine there are at least a dozen more (each) in front of us. Nobody gave me…
Find out how we try to be good people even on our drive home from work in Poland…
As I waited and waited yesterday morning in a huge traffic jam near the local church, I realized that it was Ash Wednesday. Yes, Ash Wednesday is enough to jam up the traffic here in Poland. I suppose the…
Ratunku “Kiedy przestaję już ogarniać współczesność, kiedy świat mnie otacząjący stawia bariery, który nie jestem w stania sforsować umysłem, gdy zdumienie nad zmieniającą się kulturą masową i obyczajowością przyjmuje już formę graniczną – wtedy sięgam po książki Zygmunta Baumana…
Lent or Wielki Post begins with Ash Wednesday, Środa Popielcowa. Catholics in Poland and around the world decide what to give up for Lent. …
I have to admit that before coming to Poland I did not know a whole heck of a lot about the country. What do you know about Poland?…
…but do you know where beets and potatoes come from? I’m on an adventure trying to be a very good wife and mother so one thing that involves is cooking dinner everyday. Polish cuisine has a lot of interesting…
I have to admit, I'm no good with names especially foreign names. Good thing I've come up with my own, sometimes humorous, system.…
Is the Pope Catholic? Do you know that expression, used as a strong affirmative in answer to a question? Question- Hey, you wanna drink? Answer- Is the Pope Catholic? Right? Okay, so you are with me. My sister, in…
