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• French Flirting vs. US Flirting! (guess who meows?)

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on January 17, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  I have always enjoyed the manners of men when I am in France and Belgium.  They hold doors, and are usually very polite.  I know I am in the category of “maman”, as in Belgium I usually had a child… Read More ›

• Books: John Snow and the Cholera Pump in London

  By Geek Goddess on January 16, 2013 • ( 1 )

  “The probability of an outburst or increase during [calm, mild] weather, I believed to be heightened on holidays, Saturdays, Sundays, and any other occasions where opportunities were afforded the lower classes for dissipation and debauchery”  – unattributed quote by ‘expert’… Read More ›

• Steamboat House: Dining with Sam Houston

  By Geek Goddess on January 14, 2013 • ( 2 )

  The original Steamboat House was the last home of Sam Houston, and is located in Huntsville Texas. Sam Houston had a long and colorful live. A list of his major activities: US Army Officer; adopted son of Cherokee chief and… Read More ›

• Fly the Calm Skies of Canada, in any language!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on January 13, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  My brother and his family live in Canada.  I truly enjoy visiting them in Ottawa, one of my favorite cities.  Ottawa seems to suffer from a reputation as “hicksville” compared to Toronto and Montreal, but to me Ottawa is the… Read More ›

• Cigar box clocks and goodies for a good cause

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on January 11, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  Every year I work with some nice people on the JREF forum to help raise money for scholarships for The Amazing Meeting.  We are not affiliated with the JREF, we simply like to send some of our forum members to… Read More ›

• Shambling Along in York, England

  By Geek Goddess on January 9, 2013 • ( 2 )

  Taking day trips out of London is fun. You get to see a part of England that you might not otherwise visit, and don’t have to move your luggage. The downside is that you don’t usually get to explore the… Read More ›

• An Unexpected Star Guest

  By Kate Holden-Laudig on January 8, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  Two Different Girls welcomes new contributor Kate Holden-Laudig, who tells us a story about her family and its friends. Unlike other people’s friends. It was 1931. My grandmother (Shel, age 12) and her parents (Robert and Dolly) were living with… Read More ›

• Why videos of Swiss Chocolate Shops need smellovision…

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on January 7, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Bern, Switzerland is one of my favorite places to visit.  I certainly know I can’t afford to live there, as property values in the town that is rated one of the top 10 places to live in the world, and… Read More ›

• Baby, it’s COLD outside! Bundle up!

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on January 6, 2013 • ( 1 )

  I was born in Washington DC and grew up in the DC and Maryland.  However, for most of my life I’ve lived in Northern states where you need to wear a coat most of the year. When I grew up… Read More ›

• Visting the Pont du Gard, Southern France

  By Geek Goddess on January 4, 2013 • ( 2 )

  The Romans built a 31-mile system of canals to bring water from springs near Uzes to the new town of Nimes, where they built the Arena and the Maison Caree, the latter a remnant of a temple built for Apollo… Read More ›

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