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Friendship Week, A Little Travel, A Little OOTD

Friendship Week, A Little Travel, A Little OOTD

After three months with almost no Girlfriend Face-to-Face time (very grateful for my friend Lesley in Bordeaux), I got what I’ve been missing this week. Lots of it! A visit with a good friend here…

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Bordeaux Sketches — Grocery to Table. . .

Bordeaux Sketches — Grocery to Table. . .

 We’re off paddling this morning, but I have just enough time to share a couple of pages from my Bordeaux sketchbook. . . Top left, the sheep’s yoghurt I loved (the shapely little glass decorated…

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If at First I Can’t Draw That 2CV?. . . Try, Try Again. . .

If at First I Can’t Draw That 2CV?. . . Try, Try Again. . .

 A rainy Tuesday morning here, but I’m not complaining as the precipitation is welcome for fields, forests, streams, and reservoirs. . . I was complaining, only a few weeks ago, about the rain that accompanied…

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Eating There, Eating Here. . . .Reality Check Post-Travel. . .

Eating There, Eating Here. . . .Reality Check Post-Travel. . .

Plunged right back into family activities this week — my son and daughter-in-law have been in town this week with their Four and One, and although they didn’t stay with us, we’ve been caught up…

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Scary Rides on Monday. . . Page from my Travel Sketchbook

Scary Rides on Monday. . . Page from my Travel Sketchbook

 “Regular life” has resumed, and I’m trying to figure how to build on some of the insights travel provided about using my time well — how to balance Shoulds and Musts so that I stay…

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