Portuguese lessons

I’ve told you hardly anything about our time in Portugal, nothing about the time we spent in the Beira, a mainly rural region of mountains, terraced hillsides, garden-covered valleys, and sparkling rivers. We stayed at…

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Bonne Fête de la Bastille — in the garden, after a Vancouver weekend

First, a message from Misstic in honour of Bastille Day: Back on my island after a busy few days in Vancouver: I had lunch with my sister Rachel and my daughter Rhiannon at Griffin’s at…

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And the winner is . . .Indigo Ripples!

Thank you so much for participating in my Blogaversery Contest. It was such fun meeting so many of you, long-time visitors and new ones. I’ve never had so many commenters before, and altho’ some of…

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Happy Birthday, Megan!

It’s this one’s birthday again, but she’s far away from me, in Toronto, where she’s cooking in the kitchens of a rather chic restaurant at an architectural hotspot (Torontonians such as Duchesse will probably guess,…

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The Shoes of Summer

Before you read any further, can I ask if you know about my contest? I’m giving away two books to randomly-chosen commenters, but you need to go hereand leave a comment. When you’re done, though,…

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Copyright

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