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Bathing: the Lebanon edition

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Monday May 14, 2012
Category: Lebanon
One of the earlier adventures I had in Lebanon was having to shower in complete darkness. It happened at my in-law's summer house in the mountains, 45 minutes from the coast where the government supplies electricity half the time and ...Read More

Lebanese summer home

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Sunday May 13, 2012
Category: Lebanon
When most people think of a summer home, we think of a beach front property where the endless stretch of coast promises a golden tan and plenty of hot bods. Here in the Mediterranean however, a summer home for those who ...Read More

The happiest fortnight to date!

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Saturday May 12, 2012
Category: Love
Two weeks ago we got married at the Church my husband's parents were married in. At that very hour, two weeks later, my husband brought me around the Mediterranean coast, cruising on our private yacht. The weather has really warmed ...Read More

He said, she said: How to get the wife to sweep the floor

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Friday May 11, 2012
Category: Love
Husband: Honey, do we need to get a broom? Wife: We have a broom! Husband: Oh, do you want to try using it? Wife: I've never used a broom. Husband: Never? Wife: We use the vacuum cleaner. So, because I am a husband-abiding dutiful wife, I ...Read More

Domestic Goddess

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Tuesday May 8, 2012
Category: Love
Ever since I met the man who is now my husband, I've had this longing and desire to cook and clean. I'm not very good at either, but when I find joy in washing the dishes or preparing a simple ...Read More

Mermaid

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Saturday May 5, 2012
Category: Love
From out of nowhere, in the very early stage of our courtship, Eli started calling me "Mermaid". Maybe because he was taking boating lessons at that time, maybe because he has always loved the sea. But it turned out to be ...Read More

We got married!

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Saturday April 28, 2012
Category: Love, Wedding
"Some things are hard to write about. After something happens to you, you go to write it down, and either you over dramatize it or underplay it, exaggerate the wrong parts or ignore the important ones. At any rate, you ...Read More

The day before the wedding

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Friday April 27, 2012
Category: Wedding
Old wife's tale has it that it is 'bad luck' for the bride and groom to see each other the day before the wedding. My fiancé and I had every intention to keep to the tradition as we figured it ...Read More

Where reputation does not pay

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Thursday April 26, 2012
Category: Lebanon, Wedding
As gowns get picked up and wedding bills get paid, we're learning and hearing more and more of: "You're having your wedding at Edde Sands, surely you can afford to pay..." Or, as soon as they know we have family overseas, they ...Read More

Three days

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Wednesday April 25, 2012
Category: Wedding
Today, we picked up my wedding gown where I proceeded to panic about hanging it up in my room. Where will we hang it? Is there height and space? Housekeeping will surely ruin it! They must stay far away from ...Read More