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Email from Regional Director Martin Reiser, South Asia Region, The World Bank Sent via bcc to ALL SAR colleagues Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the selection of Kevin Tomlinson as Operations Manager in the Eastern Europe CMU in ECA VPU. I would like to thank Kevin for his dedication and contributions to our regionContinue reading “Where in Creation is Kevin? Bombshell Announcement”

What to do with two teenage girls on yet another day off school? Bonus points for being outdoors AND incorporating history AND having enthusiasm from the peanut gallery? Go on a field trip of course! Clara and Georgie were genuinely joyful about this mini road trip to Morven Park in rural Virginia, a home andContinue reading “An Unexpected Lark to Leesburg”

It can be weird to have worlds collide, but Tatum handled it with her usual grace on her 17th birthday. We brought together family, friends from Jakarta, Marina from Stuart Hall and Sophia and Georgie. Plus the relevant grown-ups. And we ate at our newly favorite restaurant, Artha Rini Indonesian in Kensington. In classic IndonesianContinue reading “Sharks, Coconut Rice and a Sparkly Blue Dress: Tatum Turns 17”

It was so cold! There’s nothing like the word spring to make a little chill even chillier because all one wants is for the sun to have the decency to shine. Especially if one goes south like the birds. Spring in Nags Head was a little indecent, to be honest: cold, windy and cloudy. ButContinue reading “Clouds and History: Spring Break in Nags Head”

Double unders, triple unders, frogs, side swings, twists, flips. Nope, I’m not talking about making flap jacks. I’m talking about Finn and his rope. The boy’s got moves. He’s had fun developing his freestyle and his pairs work with Riley. This spring, he has traveled to Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio for competitions, picking upContinue reading “Jumpin’ Jack Finn Flash”

While I’m “manning” the home front in the way only a woman can do, Kevin has been working on the far side of the moon, or it might as well be. The far side of the world, in any case. He’s around here, or was last month anyway: Since Christmas, he has been in Kabul,Continue reading “Where in Creation is Kevin?”

Thievery, nothing short of old-fashioned thievery, took place right in front of that fountain. The setting: Elon University, Elon, North Carolina. The occasion: Emily’s graduation. The object of interest: The ice sculpture. Who would have done such a thing? There damnable deed demanded due process. But that was in the past and in February, weContinue reading “College Carolina”

Just seeing the photos makes you feel like you’ve stepped into an old-fashioned Santa Clause fairytale. Idaho in winter is feet of snow piled outside a handmade log cabin, sturdy and cozy against the arctic temperatures, a fire blazing inside and stockings hung with care. The Biggar girls grew up visiting Granny O there, andContinue reading “Marley and the Art of Wintering”

Tatum’s highlights: lunch at Pomona, an Italian restaurant in the village; sitting on the beach in La Jolla; walking around UC Santa Barbara with Mom. It must be in the blood, this feeling of being drawn to the vast expanse of California coastal blue views. At first I was disappointed that Tatum’s spring break inContinue reading “A College Gander, a 101 Meander”

It must be in the blood, this feeling of being drawn to the vast expanse of California coastal blue views. At first I was disappointed that Tatum’s spring break in mid March didn’t align with Clara’s, Finn’s and Bridget’s at the end of March—we had planned to reprise the prior California college trip for theseContinue reading “Tour de Prance: Tatum in California”