Our ten days away on the island and in Portland included rainy days at 17 Celsius (62.6 F) all the way up to sunny Portland’s 84 Farenheit (about 29C), so transition packing was required. I…
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It’s been over a week since I announced my little blogging break, a week that I’ve been away from home. First, two days visiting friends in the small city near our old island home, then…
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The ardoise at Le Petit Vatel. May I recommend the boudin noir? Black pudding/blood sausage is not to everyone’s taste, I know, but I suspect you’d all appreciate the Gâteau au cédrat confit (Cake with…
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Back to Paris? Come along with me, and perhaps you can enjoy a café allongé at the next table, as I scribble in my travel journal. Okay, yes, our travel will be of the armchair variety,…
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Having just booked a(nother) flight to Paris later this year (actual destination being a b-sitting gig near Rome, but Vancouver-Rome Direct, Non-Stop, not being a possibility). . . having just booked that last week, booked…
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