Walking in Rome. . .

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An Italian Meal to Remember. . . Food and Family

We’re back in Bordeaux where I’ve been catching up on some online coursework, playing with watercolour, washing clothes and hanging them out in the sunshine, and visiting a favourite little Bar-Cave with Pater. It’s been…

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Happy Mother’s Day, from Italy

 This Mother’s Day, I’m watching my granddaughter’s excitement about the gift she’s hidden away for her mother — she bought it with her Papa yesterday on the way home from swimming lessons, and she managed…

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Trading Rome for La Piscina. . . .

If you’ve been following my Instagram account, you already know that we hopped from Bordeaux to a fishing village outside of Rome for the week, the main attraction being my daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter (not…

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Bordeaux Postcards and Slow Travel. . .

It’s just the light that’s stopped me here. “Just” the light! 😉 I’m still mulling a bit here, sorting out what it was I’d hoped to get from this trip, trying to balance that with…

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