Happy Mother’s Day, from Italy

 This Mother’s Day, I’m watching my granddaughter’s excitement about the gift she’s hidden away for her mother — she bought it with her Papa yesterday on the way home from swimming lessons, and she managed…

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Trading Rome for La Piscina. . . .

If you’ve been following my Instagram account, you already know that we hopped from Bordeaux to a fishing village outside of Rome for the week, the main attraction being my daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter (not…

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Bordeaux Postcards and Slow Travel. . .

It’s just the light that’s stopped me here. “Just” the light! 😉 I’m still mulling a bit here, sorting out what it was I’d hoped to get from this trip, trying to balance that with…

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Asparagus and Peonies and Pissotières. . . Oh My!

First of all, may I tell you that your comments make me feel so much better — thank you! (And Pater thanks you as well, because as patient as my lovely guy is, sometimes having…

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Brussels, from Bordeaux. . . . Perspective of Distance

Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful comments, here and on Instagram. I’ve answered as best I could, and I trust you’ll understand why I haven’t answered every comment individually. I also received…

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