Townside

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Mark Zeiger

We’re living in town for about a week. Michelle and Aly started the night of the 4th, staying overnight with friends so that they could get to work very early the next morning. I joined them the next evening, after the host family left on their trip.

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Independence Day Every Day

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Mark Zeiger

Yesterday, on Independence Day, I didn’t spend a lot of time thinking deeply about the meaning of the holiday. Like most other Americans, I was too busy having fun!

In the aftermath, though, home alone while Michelle and Aly return to their work weeks early, I have a little leeway to think about independence, and what it means to us as a family.

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