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Government Housing Hack: Kitchen Decals
“Drexel hacks” are a thing now. You can see some good ones here. I actually tried one yesterday, without success: it turns out that Drexel sofas have measurements that somehow do not match the...
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Government Housing Hack: Patio to Catio
When I heard that we would be moving into an apartment in Warsaw, I immediately added “catproofing” to the list. Not because I am a crazy cat lady (though I am). Because cats can’t fly, and ask us how...
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A Bit Less Shiny Brass and Harvest Gold Please
By the time we leave Warsaw, I will have spent 19 years of my life in Embassy housing, 17 of them surrounded by Drexel furniture. In other words, each post may be just temporary, but sadly, this is my...
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Drexel Chairs: Boring to Boho!
The 8 chairs that come with our huge Drexel dining table are upholstered in more gold polyester. Blech. I am certainly not the first person to cover the seats, but I am so pleased with the result that...
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Embassy Housing Hack: Velcro Bathroom Coverup
So, this bathroom was kind of bugging me. It’s our guest powder room, and has a functional, but really cheap-looking Formica vanity. I also like to keep extra toilet paper and cleaning supplies in each...
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Embassy Housing Hack: Weird Bench Coverup
After I dealt with that unattractive bathroom vanity, I got to thinking about this weird, built-in bench. It is Formica with plain metal legs. Like a cheap kitchen island got lost and ended up in our...
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2015: Year in Review
This is the post in which I sum up all the wonderful and exciting things I did over the last year, painting a glamorous picture of Foreign Service life that will make you jealous as hell. Or not. Expat...
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Warsaw’s Botanical Garden
This week, spring finally arrived, bringing with it a tidal wave of flowers—and tree pollen! European birches are my nemesis. I’ve been sneezing like crazy, but that isn’t going to keep me from getting...
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The Orderly Flowers of Warsaw
The Botanical Garden is not the only place in Warsaw where flowers are blooming. Armies of city workers have been out planting millions of pansies over the past couple of weeks. Bulbs—daffodils,...
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Tulips at Keukenhof Gardens
Last week, we visited my sister-in-law in Amsterdam. Presented with a sunny day at just the right time of year, of course we had to make a day trip to Keukenhof Gardens! Keukenhof, located in the town...
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