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The land of endless summers
After the abundance of rain last September, we dared believe that autumn would be coming on time this year. We were, of course, bitterly deceived: for the eighth year in a row I have to trudge through… more →
"... neither reveals nor conceals"
The land of endless summers
Loxias wrote 1 month ago: After the abundance of rain last September, we dared believe that autumn would be coming on time thi … more →
Seasons
Loxias wrote 2 months ago: Quite unexpectedly, this being my eighth autumn here, it has been rainy for the last week or so: a t … more →
Preludes
Loxias wrote 2 months ago: Although one of those “irrational and disturbed” characters I have written about earlier … more →
There and back again
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Loxias wrote 2 months ago: No matter how glorious our summers are, they draw to a close on a plane making a right turn over Cap … more →
Scenes from a city
Loxias wrote 6 months ago: The unseasonably but mercifully clement weather is probably over. Here begins the endless Scorch. In … more →
Memorable
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Loxias wrote 6 months ago: Last night I had dinner with an idealist diplomat, also a man of principles. He was remarkable in hi … more →
I don't know what more to ask for, I was given just one wish
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Loxias wrote 9 months ago: I tried both a steam bath and sauna yesterday. The steam bath felt like Dixie meets Riyadh, my own p … more →
Flying back
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Loxias wrote 9 months ago: As ever, the toughest time when flying back to the Outpost from the Home City is when approaching th … more →
Still here
Loxias wrote 10 months ago: I was surprised to see a comment that wasn’t about the usual bargains and commodities on offer … more →
Time may change me, but I can't trace time
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Loxias wrote 11 months ago: When I first landed here, almost seven years ago, it was all empty streets. No seriously. People wou … more →
A first
Loxias wrote 11 months ago: Last night, after a superb Ubu Roi, in front of the Turkish Baths, for the first time in my almost 7 … more →
There and back again
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Loxias wrote 1 year ago: Life has taken up a unique texture recently. Mortality has discretely made its presence known and st … more →
Love and need
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Loxias wrote 1 year ago: I was driving back home after my vain shopping attempt to find suitable containers for recyclables ( … more →
Comparatively speaking
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Loxias wrote 1 year ago: I had been away for so long, I could hardly remember how this place feels like, how it lulls me and … more →
Appointments
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Loxias wrote 1 year ago: So, this Compatrido I barely know decided to return to “his country” (this is how Compat … more →
New York / Outpost: audiences
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Loxias wrote 1 year ago: Tonight we went to a flamenco show in the recently renovated Muni Theatre of Capital City. Right aft … more →
Putting Bread on the Table
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reluctantmemsahib wrote 1 year ago: Hat says, ‘There’s something wrong with the bread; I don’t think it’s meant to look like that’. Sh … more →
Stuck with him
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reluctantmemsahib wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday we planned a picnic breakfast in the bush as we did so successfully 2 weeks ago. Saturday … more →
The Little Things
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reluctantmemsahib wrote 1 year ago: I am learning, here in the Outpost, with its sparse distractions and long days, to eke as much enjoy … more →
