Bordeaux: it's all Sharks and Roses and Cabbages!

This past week has been emotionally gruelling, but Paul’s father was buried yesterday, and now we will begin to move forward. I’ve just erased a paragraph in which I tried to explain our decision not…

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Life's Dance . . And some Catalan Folk Dancing just for you

I am not sure how this will work, all managed on my little iPad mini with the help of my Blogsy app, but we so enjoyed this Catalan folk dance last weekend in Barcelona’s Cathedral…

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A Splendid Birthday

Just a quick update to say that I was escorted very well into my 7th decade. There was a wonderful spa afternoon (facial and hot stone massage) followed by drinks with daughters and sister and…

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My Life in French, Part Two . . .

 If you’ve been reading here for a while, you might remember that I began writing about my history with the French language, inspired by a book sculpture we brought back from Paris two years ago,…

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Gardens Here and There — Ah, Bordeaux Dreaming!

I’m so very happy that our two youngest are currently having a wonderful time together in the little house in Bordeaux. I sit out in our garden and contentedly imagine them sharing a meal in…

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