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Today’s Close-Up: Oxford Knit Bombing
As we walked around Oxford, we learned that we were visiting during exams. Students wore black robes (the length varying depending on their level of studies) with carnation boutonnieres. White means first exam, red means last, and pink is everything in between. These knit flowers hung above the many bikes chained to the fence. Study…
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Send us to Nicaragua with International Living
The International Living contest for a test-drive month in Granada, Nicaragua, is underway. We found out earlier this week that we are among the 20 finalists, after submitting a video under three minutes. Our goofy little video describes why we’d be a great choice for the ‘test-drive’ retirement in Nicaragua: We’ll honor your vote with…
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Freefalling from One Book to Another
How do you choose which book to read next? I’ve noticed some fine threads that take me from one book to another, and lately the choices haven’t been determined by my book group’s selection. Well, that’s not true. A couple months ago I read Louise Erdrich’s The Round House because my book club was reading…
