Between Speech and Silence. . .

Just to say that I am here, listening and reading and watching in horror and hope, as I know you are. I just watched and listened to John Boyega’s impassioned speech to a huge crowd…

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Paris and Poppies and a Pondering or Two. . . .

Sunny today again, and again the thermometer will climb into the low 20s. Very pleasant. Warmer than it was last week when I wore this comfortable combo.  Yeah, I might be guilty of defaulting to…

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Instead of Sicily. . . .

This would have been our fourth week in Sicily. We’d just be settling into our AirBnB in Palermo, getting ready to explore the famed markets of that Mediterranean city. We’d be tracking the progress of…

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In Praise of Puttering . . .

I began writing this post yesterday, didn’t finish it, and this morning, honestly, I wonder if it’s worth continuing. We’ve covered this territory before. But, also honestly, it’s what’s I had yesterday, and if it’s…

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In the Pink, But Not in Paris. . . .

Hello! We’re just out of a long weekend here, one which included my birthday, so I’m catching up this morning with homework for my Italian class (Zooming begins at 9:30: I’d better hurry). . .…

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