January Reading

In January last year, I wrote that I wanted to write here more regularly, and that I thought a way to do that would be to post as I was reading a book rather than…

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Back to Bordeaux via my Illustrated Journal…

Seemed like a very good time to roll the calendar back to a day in Bordeaux, last November, sitting on the terrace of the Café Tourny enjoying a tartine with my grand crème and sketching. .…

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Five Feathering-the-Nest Things Friday

I’m gratified to see that there’s some interest in the post I’ve promised to write about this grandmother’s developing relationship with her family, and the commonalities I’ve been interested and relieved to find, on chatting…

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More Reflections, in Winter Sunlight. . . .

 Yesterday, as I said I would, I met a dear friend for coffee. Our friendship stretches further back in my life than any other relationship other than those with my siblings, yet we hadn’t seen…

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Recharging and Recovering and Reflecting

Just a quick note to say that my visit to our old stomping ground was so satisfying, if exhausting.  Our afternoon ferry got us to the island with enough time to check in, unpack, and…

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