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And this is not the blog post I planned to write. April 2, 2020 marks the anniversary of quitting my job, selling my home, and traveling for two years. I’d planned to announce that, after much dithering, I had decided to end (or at least pause) my nomadic ways and move to Munich. I would speak of celebrations with my…
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A few months ago I got a message saying, “Tiddles and Shindig need you in May!” So here I am revisiting my first housesit. Greetings from Great Malvern, England. After a wonderful but uncharacteristically chilly and rainy stay in Germany, I told the homeowners that I was looking forward to going to England for some warmth and sunshine. I said…
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Way back when Stacy and I started scheming our adventure, we discussed saving money by housesitting. We applied for a couple sits on TrustedHouseSitters.com but never heard a peep in return. It didn’t take much to discourage us since we hadn’t tapped into our reserves yet, so we just moved on and Airbnb’d it. When Stacy went back home, I…
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I first visited Edinburgh in February of 2015 with Marcie. Here’s a link to an album of that trip. We absolutely loved it. The ornate architecture with wonderful sculptural details everywhere was captivating. Even the air vents are pretty. You can find live music any night of the week. People are friendly and have awesome accents. Despite popular opinion, I…
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After a harrowing drive, we arrived in the town of Arundel which was much quainter and pretty than Southampton where I work 45 minutes away. The castle is very well preserved and still inhabited by its family. Here’s a photo I took on the walk up to the castle. We must have still looked harried from the drive. As we…
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My last European adventure began with my director renting a car in Heathrow and me navigating us South to Arundel castle which a coworker had recommended that none of us had ever heard of. I was especially excited because the day we were going to be there was a smugglers and pirates festival. We hit the road and my director…
About Me
Hi, I'm Christina. I love travel, cats, gardens, house sitting, birds, painting, dogs, museums, good food & drink, you know - all the good stuff! I've been working on my first memoir, Magicians, Cross Dressers and My Uterus while living my second!
Latest Posts
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My Uterus and the case of the Missing Essay
July 22, 2024
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A Letter to Myself and a Commitment to Myself and My Memoir
June 28, 2024
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Getting Published, Shame, and Saber-toothed Tigers
June 4, 2022
