Happy Birthday to My Guy!

While The Blog and I are taking a Summer Vacation, I thought I’d line up a few posts from Way Back in the Archives in case you want to browse them while I’m “away.” Here’s one from The Blog’s very first month, July 2007, 15 years ago (I know, I can’t believe I’ve been here that long either!). That fellow’s birthday’s being celebrated again today, and to me, he looks scarcely any older . . .

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OOTD for Walking and Listening and Thinking. . . Postcards from the Neighbourhood

Making up our week’s supply of muesli this morning, getting ready for my online (live, Zoom) yoga class, I thought briefly about the comment an Anonymous reader left on Monday’s post (deleted 30 seconds after I…

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Presenting: A Meeting in Paris. . . Art, Serendipity, Social Media, and Friendship

Several posts ago, I mentioned preparing a presentation for my French class and, because the topic was something I’d wanted to share with you anyway, I promised to translate the presentation and post it here. …

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Journal Pages — Paris Purchases, Sketched near Rome. . .

Back home almost a week now, I’m beginning to sleep a bit better (5 1/2 hours in one stretch last night, the most continuous sleep in weeks), and I’m settling back into a very pleasant…

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Introducing . . . French Maison, an Expat’s Adventure in Vintage

As promised last post, I’m excited to share with you an interview with a friend I’ve “met” through social media, a woman whose recent  bold lifestyle change has intrigued me (and, let’s be honest, triggered…

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