Materfamilias Writes

trying again with the charcuterie . . .

trying again with the charcuterie . . .

I see that Blogger has had numerous reports of problems with images uploading so it’s not just me — even Eric at ParisDailyPhoto is experiencing issues with photos, and he’s been doing this for many…

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The Missing Photos . . .

The Missing Photos . . .

I’m admitting defeat here — since I’m doing what I always do, I’m going to have to assume the problem is with Blogger, not me, and I’m going to hope it will have “gone away”…

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Simple Pleasures . . . in Bordeaux

Simple Pleasures . . . in Bordeaux

 Yesterday’s lunch, eaten in the Bordeaux sunshine — Salade Landaise, which seems even better than the Salade Auvergnate I usually order. If you’re a vegetarian, you won’t be impressed, obviously, nor will you be if…

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Oh to be in London, now that spring is here

Oh to be in London, now that spring is here

This is the sort of delightful surprise that makes walking in London so rewarding. Camels as supports for benches?  All along the riverfront, these never fail to make me smile. . . . by the…

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Battening down the hatches — Mater worries like a Mater!

Battening down the hatches — Mater worries like a Mater!

In 2006, some of you might remember hearing, hurricane-force winds took down one thousand (yes, 1000!) trees in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. The devastation was visually and emotionally stunning to us on the West Coast. In…

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