by Sally Rose | Feb 25, 2018 | Good for a Laugh, Louisiana, Road Trip
As part of my checkered past, I used to live in Louisiana. If you add it all up, I spent about ten years down in Cajun Country. Growing up in Texas, we used to call them crawdads, but I’d never eaten a crawfish until I went to Baton Rouge. You boil them up in...
by Sally Rose | Jan 21, 2018 | Good for a Laugh, Social Media, Travel
Last spring, there was to be a ban on using laptops and tablets on flights to the US from 56 routes. I heard many laments and questions about how to pass the time on long flights. In a online group, I saw the question posed, “What do I do with my 4-year old on our...
by Sally Rose | Dec 3, 2017 | Birthdays, Chile, Good for a Laugh
The son of one of my caregivers had a birthday last week. Victor was turning eleven. I’d met him once when María brought him to visit. He was sweet and shy around me, an innocent ten-year old who was excited to meet a gringa. María had told me that his birthday...
by Sally Rose | Jul 16, 2017 | Chile, Expat, Good for a Laugh
I’ve been here in Chile almost three weeks now. It’s been a quiet time of visiting with friends and getting my feet on the ground. When I say quiet, I mean mostly “silent.” Compared to my old apartment, which is just a couple of blocks away,...
by Sally Rose | Jun 11, 2017 | Daily Life, Good for a Laugh
Last Tuesday, when I went down to my apartment lobby to check the mail, another woman was there at the same time. Sigi’s* a little German lady who’s probably lived here since the building opened back in the ’60’s. I was a little taken aback...
by Sally Rose | Mar 24, 2017 | Good for a Laugh, Travel
With the upcoming ban on using laptops and tablets on flights to the US from 56 routes, I’ve heard many laments and questions about how to pass the time on long flights. In a online group, I saw the question posed, “What do I do with my 4-year old on our...
