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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Sad News

Some of you will remember a post I wrote almost two years ago, about my young nephew’s diagnosiswith cancer (Ewing’s Sarcoma) the week before his daughter’s birth. So many of you left thoughtful comments on…

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Happy Easter! Joyeuses Pâques d’Amsterdam via Bordeaux

 Happy Easter! Joyeuses Pâques!  I was thinking ahead when I snapped photos of this window in Amsterdam just over a week ago (and in the way of travel, that seems so much more distant now…

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Wearing the Pyjama Look to a Wedding, Really?

 Heading to that family wedding yesterday, I snapped a few quick shots in the mirror. Not all of you will love this daytime pyjama look, but I’m here to tell you that it’s very comfortable…

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