Monday Morning . . . in Italy!

Two years ago today, we were in Lazio, Italy, on a daytrip from our daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter’s home near Rome to the medieval clifftop village of Calcata. Condemned in the 1930’s for fears of…

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Merry Christmas! (and a gratuitous Fantasy Train Ride)

This will be the first Christmas Pater and I have ever spent on our own, just the two of us, as is likely the case for many of you as well. But a few years…

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Back to Bordeaux . . .

An old door in notre quartier (our neighbourhood). . . Bordeaux, 2016 A busy week here —  My schedule always seems full enough already, but I had to add a few more items to the…

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Autumn in Croatia? Let’s Go . . .

I’ve been considering posting twice weekly again, and reader Zagorka gave me the perfect opportunity when she left a message for fellow Croatian reader, Dottoressa in the comments section ofthis post. The message mainly comprises…

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Thanksgiving, Covid-Style, with a Harvest Poetry twist. . .

First of all let me acknowledge, this Canadian Thanksgiving Day, that I have so much to be grateful for. Paul and I have just returned from a three-day getaway into the interior of our province,…

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