Five Things for a Dry, Hot Friday!

The promised Paris Eating post is almost completed, but rather than rush through to put it “live” today, I’m going with a Five Things Friday. Do tune in again soon if you want to know…

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Five Things Friday

1. Weather: My daughter just Instagram-posted a screenshot of the weather in Rome, where she’s been trying to find shady spots for hanging out with our granddaughter. 34 Degrees! That’s tough in a city, and they’ve…

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Five Things Friday: A Movie, A Book, Some Tulips, and an Impending Event or Two . . .

1. I have embarked on the last big marking session of my academic career. Every attempt at complaint, I know, will be met by the reassuring reminder that “You only have x more of those…

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Five Things Friday (Really, Five Grandchildren, Not Things, But!)

A few months ago, I posted about how much I loved the communications technologythat keeps my grandchildren close. And having been cooped up on my own this week, sick, I appreciated it even more, getting…

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Five Things (I Want To Do When I Retire) Friday

Somehow yesterday morning, I had a teary meltdown, all before 8:15 (and I had to catch the 9 ferry, so little time for mascara re-do) and despite the curative effect of ten hours’ sleep the…

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