Bringing the Holiday Home . . . To the Kitchen

While our vacation travels are often too busy to be relaxing, they do rejuvenate by interrupting routines, offering new perspectives. These perspectives often show up in small quotidian ways; I use my clothes dryer even…

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Ups and Downs and Paris Happy Landings…

  Had to do some work to avoid grumpiness when we were advised by email Wednesday afternoon that Thursday’s train was cancelled because of the strike. We’ll worry later about being reimbursed. In the meantime,…

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How I Learned to Stop Grumbling and Love Cycling? Or something like that ….

It is entirely possible that despite my considerable quotidian practicality, I may also nurture a certain Romanticism. Such that, when I head off with the Love of my Life on an adventure that combines 50…

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Monday Blues–but These are Sky Blues! Bordeaux Sky, Blue!

  We have an ambitious cycling itinerary planned today, 60 kilometres round-trip, over a new route we’ve worked out with a little guidebook. Last week’s 60k trip was one we’d already pedalled last year. Today’s…

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Evening Stroll in Bordeaux . . .and Happy Father's Day!

I have written so many words here in the last week or so, and I am/will be so grateful if you (have) take(n) the time to read them. Today, I think I’ll just share some…

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