Rome Shadows and Sketchbook . . .

 So. . . that walk through Rome. Happened two weeks, I told you about part of it last week, and finally, I’ll show you our destination. . . .  I must admit that it was…

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Sunday Morning Sketching, Bordeaux Mascarons. . .

Since our first visit to Bordeaux eight years ago, I’ve been fascinated by the city’s  wealth of mascarons.  Apparently, there are some 3000 of these faces–the majority, perhaps, realistic, but many fantastic or comic — carved from…

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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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