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My very first Valentine’s day with three men in my life! Last week four of my friends from the IWC photography club stopped by to meet Miku...

A Latvian Christmas carol tells of "the hundred cakes I baked while waiting for Christmas, when a hundred dancing children came to visi...

Between the school holiday and the French All Saints' Day / Toussaint, many of our friends were out of town and therefore we decided to...

Never a dull moment when you have guests! Between sightseeing, constant eating, planning the weekend trip and hot-water heater drama, I’ve ...

The International Women’s Club (IWC) of Clermont-Ferrand has been instrumental in helping me feel at home, introducing me to people and eas...

When I offered our apartment as the back-up spot for this Friday’s mom & baby club meeting, I figured the chances of getting rained out...

This warm, sunny morning Lauris and I joined the IWC randonée group in a 9.5 km hike from Romagnat to the Plateau of Gergovie. I have had ...

Latvian wedding celebrations traditionally last three days; Lauris’s first birthday celebration, five days! All week little presents and ca...

Please see English below! ---------------------------------------------------------- Kaut vēl neesam ievākušies dzīvoklī, ar lielu ...

For the past few months I have been reading borrowed books – the books of others.   Not that this is anything new.   I was a big fan of th...

Please see English below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Esmu priecīga un sajūsmi...