Friday — Of Surprises and Confessions. . .

So. . . I promised to tell you about two more belated-birthday surprises I enjoyed last week. The first was a two-part gift, something I’ve hankered after for years, decades even, but somehow could never…

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Eating There, Eating Here. . . .Reality Check Post-Travel. . .

Plunged right back into family activities this week — my son and daughter-in-law have been in town this week with their Four and One, and although they didn’t stay with us, we’ve been caught up…

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What I Wore (and Saw, and Did) in Bordeaux Sunshine. . .

Blues last week (and again, thank you for the responses, and for the conversation — which continues), Fava Beans on the weekend. . . Seems about time for an outfit post, right? Trying to mix it…

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The Blues Catching Up, Even on Travel

Not sure if you noticed that it’s been longer than usual since my last post (six days!) but I’ve found myself in a bit of a slough this last week, on and off. Sense of…

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Rome Shadows and Sketchbook . . .

 So. . . that walk through Rome. Happened two weeks, I told you about part of it last week, and finally, I’ll show you our destination. . . .  I must admit that it was…

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