My many addresses cross my mind every now and then. As their number is rather bewildering by now, I occasionally search for one of my pieces of writing on that subject in my Residua (“So-and-So Lived Here…,” May 3, 1994). As it happens, a short while ago I visited this piece for who knows what time. Goodness gracious, over close to seventy-four years, I have lived at no less than ten addresses in three countries. Well, make it five countries now that Yugoslavia has gone to meet her maker. Here goes:

Martićeva Street 18, Zagreb (1946-1948)
Jovanova Street 33, Belgrade (1948-1965)
Kosovska Street 41, Belgrade (1965-1970)
898 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1970-1975)
Linhartova Street 16, Ljubljana (1975-1979)
56 Maple Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1979-1983)
872 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1983-1990)
11 Abbots Walk, Reading, Berkshire (1990-1993, 1998-2003)
61 Hereford Road, London (1993-1998)
Borgo 18, Motovun, Istria (2003-present)

What strikes me as noteworthy this time around is that I have lived on Borgo 18 in Motovun the same number of years as on Jovanova 33 in Belgrade. Seventeen years, to be exact. Next year, though, my last address will be the all-time winner as far as longevity goes. In just a few years, it will leave all my other addresses far behind. Unexpectedly, this realization only adds strength to my decision to move never again (“My Last Address,” April 15, 2013). As far as moving is concerned, I have had my fill already, anyhow. My tenth address will be my last, I solemnly promise once again. Amen.