Clothing stored in the boxes not losing their not all that trendy wrinkled look despite usual methods of washing to drip dry, hanging near shower, etc. Have to admit shirts fail to meet my very low standards of acceptability. Begin searching Greek dictionary for iron, preparatory to asking to borrow one. Naturally word iron has many possible meanings, some of which may only serve to confuse the issue. Memory of Peruvian boarder many years ago approaching me and saying fluh-teer-un. Totally at a loss until he produced his Spanish English dictionary and showed me the word - flatiron.
One of the happier aspects of spending half our life travelling is how it pares “things” down to essentials. A small suitcase and a carryon each. Yes, we left the three boxes here and appreciate the extra cookware and changes of clothes, but most places we go are fine without. Some improvising and very little waste. Does help when we don’t need big coats and winter boots. And ebooks have made an enormous difference. Although there is a slight loss in the serendipitous character of our reading. Most books now are chosen and chosen out of an abundance rather than oddities we would never have picked but were nonetheless pleased to have read. Interestingly, the tablets have a benefit other than the quantity (and quality) of
books that they hold. They’re readable regardless of the sufficiency of the indoor lighting. Forty watt light bulbs distressingly common (though we have been known to substitute) and light fixtures often poorly placed for reading, though seldom as inconvenient as the present non-existence of kitchen lighting.
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Have wondered occasionally whether there is anything we would miss if we travelled year round. Tools probably, although fewer things to repair and J does have a mini set. Probably art on the walls the most. There the tablet screen just doesn’t substitute.
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