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Bailey making friends
My primary purpose since arriving in France has been to make Bailey happy and help her adjust. It is difficult enough with a dog, I can't ev...
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December 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Three days in Cologne
Last Sunday we boarded a train for Cologne, Germany, for three days of visiting the city and it's Christmas markets. We hit all eight market...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Out and about in Lille
I don't have much to say, but I have accumulated quite a few pictures from recent walkabouts in Lille, both with and without Bailey. We are ...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Wet weather walks
We've had a week of cold, wet, cloudy weather and I've been told (warned) to expect this type of weather for much of the winter. I'm not get...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Brrr!
It finally turned cooler this week. We had a freeze, though just barely, and even some snow (no accumulation). We've cranked up the radiator...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Tis the season
The Christmas season officially got underway in Lille on Wednesday with the opening of the Noel Marketplace, the street lights, and the big ...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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The past week in Lille
We got back from Rennes on Tuesday, got Bailey back home from boarding Wednesday morning, and we went for a good long walk that afternoon. W...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Visiting Rennes
Last Saturday we took Bailey to a boarding facility (via Pet Uber) about 10k from town. We had visited the place during the week before and ...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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I love fall
I've said it before and I'll say it again. I love this time of year. It's my favorite time and that seems to hold true no matter where I am....
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November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Three months
We sailed past the three month mark this past weekend. Here's a few thoughts. On insurance:  We have private health insurance that would cov...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Autumn comes to Lille
After just a few really uncomfortably hot days in August, the temps here became, well, temperate. Summer ended and autumn began but there wa...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Feeling like a local
We are just shy of the three month mark but I am beginning to feel like a local. I often forget that everyone around me speaks a different l...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Blessings from Elvis, and other former fosters
My blog is, necessarily, rather focused on Bailey these days. Making her happy and helping her adjust to city living has been my primary foc...
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October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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More medical stuff
Last week we went to a local governmental office for our mandatory medical exam. Once upon a time I think this was used to identify tubercul...
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October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Further settling in
Nothing big to report, just further settling into our new apartment, city, and life. Today is one of our two anniversaries, this is the "leg...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Proof of (good) citizenship
Bailey has been registered with France and has her own passport already, but yesterday we received another certificate for her — the Canine ...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Checking in
My last blog post was 15 days ago. I haven't gone that long without posting something probably since the first year of my blog. Everything i...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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History walk in Lille
Sunday morning I walked over 10 km with Bailey at the Citadel, including two stops at the dog park. By the time we got back home she was rea...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Back to the new normal
Sunday was the final day of the Braderie and it was much quieter in comparison to Saturday. Sellers were packing up by late in the afternoon...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Braderie Day 2
Sunday was the final day of our first Braderie. It was great, productive, but I'm glad it's only 2.5 days because we are tired. We bought fo...
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September 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Braderie de Lille 2025
The Braderie in Lille is Europe's largest flea market. It's an annual event that dates back hundreds of years. It started as a day when the ...
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September 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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A place to call home
We've had a place to stay but have been feeling like nomads for the last month because we lacked an actual address and a place that we could...
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September 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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One month in Lille
We left Virginia on July 31 and today is August 31. It's been a month but we've been very busy so the time has flown by. Here's a few observ...
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August 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Daisy needs a new home
Daisy came up from Texas with a batch of shepherds rescued by Shenandoah Shepherd Rescue back in 2020.  I had her for just a short time and ...
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August 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Official paperwork
Bailey is now, for all intents, constructions, and purposes, a French citizen. Or at least a permanent resident. She has a national registra...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM