Delius Diaries
Our Expat Life
Travel and family blog.
Follow The Delius Family adventures as we navigate living in Europe, raising our teenage son and advancing Freedom.
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Friday night and Saturday morning Connor played in a tournament with his school’s tennis team against a British school from London. The original plan was to play at a tennis club outside, but Mother Nature said we needed rain, so the team played inside his school’s tennis bubble. He played a total of 6 doubles…
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Connections happen all over the world! And when they do, for me, its like having a hummingbird visit my yard, it makes me happy! In May when Connor and I visited Scott in Brussels, we went to the US Army Garrison (USAG Benelux – Sterrebeek Annex). We had to update our Army IDs and sign…
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Sept 18, 2025, 8:45am on 7-hour train to Bremerhaven Germany with Connor to pick up our new VW Taos (SUV) at the port of Bremerhaven. (note, yes my posts are written out of order, but I will change that going forward soon). Moving to a foreign country there are many lessons. I have been schooled…
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I remember the moment Connor fell in love with wheels. He was just sitting up as a baby, sometime around 6-months with that sweet baby pudge, and we were on the floor playing. I introduced a blue truck to him and he was completely enthralled with it. The wheels fascinated him. From then on, anything with wheels…
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Bucky, The Buckster, Buck-A-Boo. Our Bucky is a Jack Russell Terrier mix, heavy emphasis on the “mix”. While he looks just like a Jack Russell, he is 60lbs and not overweight. He is very sweet and easy going. His need to sniff, due to the hunting origins of his breed, is what drives his daily…
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“Are forks bigger in Texas? Do they grow bigger as you fly over the state border into Texas? I keep hearing everything is bigger in Texas, is it true?” These questions came with a serious look, and an eyebrow raise that turned into a smile. A real question. This is a good example of the…
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If we are friends on social media, you know I have not posted about our Belgium adventure. You have learned our plans by text, email, phone call, at church, playing golf and tennis or over tea on a screened porch contemplating a big life change. Why? At first we worried we should keep our travels…
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Freedom isn’t free. Whoever said that was right!!! So, who was it? AI to the rescue: “The phrase “Freedom is not free” is often attributed to retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Walter Hitchcock of the New Mexico Military Institute. It is also associated with President Ronald Reagan, who used it in a Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery in 1982. The…
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