Things I should be doing now or in the next few days: 1. Finishing up Christmas presents; 2. Cleaning out my room, getting rid of things I don’t need/want; 3. Finish/continue writing about my trip; 4. Go dancing, FINALLY; 5. Decorating for Christmas; 6. Making Christmas cookies; 7. See people; 8. Watch old episodes of […]
Well, we’re going to the Hukilau Read More »
I leave Edinburgh today. I fully reserve the right to run around screaming and possibly also crying. Fear not, gentle readers. I still have plenty of stories to impart upon you, including: 1. My North Carolina replacement. 2. What the Hukilau is and how I got roped into performing it. On stage. In front of
One of the train rides Dancer Folks Orkney Kirkwall Mull Head The Gloup The Ferry Ride Back That tall bit of rock is the Old Man of Hoy Haggis Tour Doune Castle Site of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Callander I think. I’m pretty sure that’s the town we were in. Rob Roy’s Graveyard
A (very) few photos of dancer folk: Some dancers rockin’ the shim sham. A super-stylin’ Bjarte. The lovely Angela and me. 10 days left. Holy hell.
I realize a while ago that it took me about three months to get really tired of traveling. For the past few weeks I’ve had no motivation to go anywhere. Even when I decided on a destination it took me a week to get moving. I’ve been sedate and tired and thinking fondly of going
Glasgow and Leaving Read More »
How on earth is it December already? Good gravy. I have a free piece of advice for you. If you’re planning to go to Europe and cook while you’re there you should either 1. leave all of your recipes behind and forget you ever had them, or 2. bring a good metric conversion chart, plus
In Which Food Is Attempted Read More »