I’ve written before about our very good fortune in having, on our island, a small core of musicians and of music-lovers who regularly organize house concerts. These have ranged from jazz to folk to classical,…
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Friday evening, we strolled down Rue de Sainte Catherine, apparently the longest pedestrian street in Europe. A lively, happy buzz of voices warmed by the street’s lively acoustics, smiles everywhere thanks to the warm weather…
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Keith Richards’ Life: what a lively romp of a book. I’m not sure how much Richards wrote and how much “co-writer” James Fox is responsible for. There are indications throughout, though, in excerpts from Richards’…
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Busy, busy, weekend highlights: Dinner at our place with new friends, Saturday night, great fun! Menu, which I devised, and Pater executed (yes, Lucky, Lucky Me! — I was concentrating on this damn paper I…
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Euphorbia’s brilliantly acid green. Photos have nothing to do whatsoever with text, today, except that all reflect spring’s pleasures. I took these garden shots in last weekend’s sunshine. Yesterday the spring showers turned to vicious…
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