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Green Card - Abandoned

December 15, 2024 by Alexa Thomson in Whine

In 2024 I gave up my green card & according to the USCIS I have abandoned the US. Oh please.

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December 15, 2024 /Alexa Thomson
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Girl on a Swing

December 15, 2024 by Alexa Thomson

Mozart, Fragonard, and the Wallace Collection. Who’d-a-thunk-it?

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December 15, 2024 /Alexa Thomson

Hotels (a healthy obsession)

June 22, 2024 by Alexa Thomson

I LOVE them. But I make it complicated for myself. Thanks Mum but here’s a few to whet your whistle.

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June 22, 2024 /Alexa Thomson

Winter 2024 | First Fire

June 21, 2024 by Alexa Thomson

Thank god it’s winter AND it feels like it. Global warming makes me believe I’ll never experience cold again.

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June 21, 2024 /Alexa Thomson

Things Seen on Walks

June 21, 2024 by Alexa Thomson

My daily routine is an approximately 90 minute walk that includes the spectacular coastline around Macquarie lighthouse.

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June 21, 2024 /Alexa Thomson

Paul Auster

May 01, 2024 by Alexa Thomson

Paul Auster has died. I haven’t read any of his books.

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May 01, 2024 /Alexa Thomson

Autobiography of a Face

April 30, 2024 by Alexa Thomson

It’s been a very long time since I thought about Lucy Grealy. After a recent discussion with my sister, her memoir and her ability to address a topic that I shy away from has reminded me what a gifted writer she was.

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April 30, 2024 /Alexa Thomson

Katthy Cavaliere

April 28, 2024 by Alexa Thomson

A moment of grief on a lunchtime break.

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April 28, 2024 /Alexa Thomson
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