Category Archives: US

LA stands for Life in Auto, and now we are living it.

During our years of commuting and carpools in Southern California,  Nick used to joke that LA stood for life in auto.  It was not funny then, and still not funny but now it is actually true. The joke is on us.  The Olympics last 17 days, but we condensed our time as Olympians into 9Continue reading “LA stands for Life in Auto, and now we are living it.”

What have we just done (again)?

We started this blog in 2018 as a way for our wondering kids to keep track of their wandering parents, to research & contextualize our travels and give us something to do.  https://chosenfugue.wordpress.com/2018/08/23/we-left-8-14-2018/ Our “fugue”  began under  the definition of a fugue as ” dreamlike altered state of consciousness during which a person often wanders away” MaybeContinue reading “What have we just done (again)?”

Let The Fugue Begin, again

Let’s Recap….. Mid 2013: We entered the Program, sold our house, grabbed our chickens,  dug up our plants fled to the safest and most inconspicuous area to easily blend in- Tarzana, the San Fernando Valley, into the cabaña hovel at  The Compound also known as Gma’s/ Mom’s / Geri’s /or the Mother in law’s house.Continue reading “Let The Fugue Begin, again”

States of never mind

One of my sisters once told me, that on her deathbed, our grandmother told her one of the things she wished she had done in life was “go camping. It sounded like it would be so much fun.” Well Grandma Essie, it could be, but there is a lot of forced inconvenience which we have voluntarilyContinue reading “States of never mind”

So, that’s why it’s called New England

Anchored in Amherst in a sea of continental Covid, limiting our ability to travel, we have explored what we safely could, either from the car or on a trail. Locally, we started with the Eric Carle museum, by reservation, a highly anticipated trip for Ione and her hungry hungry Caterpillar, Bonnie.  Then we hit the literaryContinue reading “So, that’s why it’s called New England”

Our year of living dangerously continues

Amherst is located in Western Massachusetts, which is known for the close proximity of five well  regarded colleges: Amherst College, Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College, Hampshire College   and the flagship of the state university system U Mass, Amherst.  U Mask, Amherst? Usually there would be thousands of students in the area but each school has significantly scaled back orContinue reading “Our year of living dangerously continues”

Driving to the End of the Rainbow

So that the site is free for us, there are ads. We don’t benefit from them, neither will you. A rocky start, to our next fugue. Our original plan was to replicate our European fugue either in South America or Europe again, so much to still see https://thechosenfugue.blogspot.com/2020/06/we-will-always-have-frankfurt.html . We still rented out our house with theContinue reading “Driving to the End of the Rainbow”

Cologne not alone for Christmas

While we usually post soon after we visit, circumstances this year got in the way. This post is exceptionally fun as we get to experience Christmas in June.  Advent marks the official beginning of Christmas Market season in Germany. We went to our first Christmas Markets about 10 years ago on a trip to ViennaContinue reading “Cologne not alone for Christmas”