City Wonders and Wanders, A Granddaughter’s version

Indulge me? Just a few granddaughter anecdotes. for example, she worried that we didn’t have enough olives in the fridge because “They’re my favourite vegetable, Nana. They’re salty, and they’re really good for a healthy…

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A la prochaine . . . Au revoir, Paris, Hello Home

Something over 30 hours ago, we checked the closet one last time, made sure we had our passports and ticketing info handy, then left the keys in the little bamboo basket on the tiny, triangular…

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Seascapes and Beach Clothes . . .

 I’m frantically trying to get my students’ research papers marked so that I can hand them back at their exams this evening and tomorrow morning.  At which point, I will be exchanging my sets of…

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Nola in the Garden . . .

 We’ve been busy. . .in the garden . . .  hopping . . .  and skipping, jumping . . .  and leaping . .  exploring . . .  and pondering . . .  and practising…

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Three? Really!

Three years old today! Hard to believe that this excitement happened that long ago, and even more miraculous that this wee one,  introduced back inthis post  is now big enough to sit up at the counter…

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