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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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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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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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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We’ve switched back to our normal rainy weather here. In fact, if you can believe it, the official Environment Canada weather website has a Rainfall Warning posted. You know you’re going to be wet when…
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