Tanis MacDonald’s Rue the Day

I always, always, always have a book in my purse for filling up all those waiting minutes during the day and have done so for as far back as I can remember. It’s difficult for…

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Eating in Paris: the final instalment

I’ve browsed my last few posts on eating in Paris to refresh which spots I’ve already mentioned: Christophe’s, le Martignac and le petit Vatel, and l’Avant-Goût (my first post on eating in Paris was much…

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Pleasures of Red

My new red bagarrived a few weeks ago, and as I promised Editor (of Up and Down Town, the former Retail Recovery, and the brand new Into Construction) that I’d display the innards once I…

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More Donna Leon, emphasis on food!

I finished Donna Leon’s The Girl of His Dreams over the weekend — what an indulgence it is to escape into a well-written mystery, especially if it also offers the pleasures of imagining yourself in…

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Sailed through that weekend!

September sunshine is the very best! We’ve been enjoying day after day of weather in the mid 20’s. While it’s a bit tough to take in a non-air-conditioned classroom, it makes for a fabulous weekend.…

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