Rome Retrospective from Bordeaux

 Hello from Bordeaux! I flew here from Rome on Saturday — thank you, RyanAir, who did a surprisingly decent job for a budget airline (I’d paid for an extra bag, just in case, but didn’t…

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Cartoline di Roma (Postcards from Rome) — And Short Stories from Readers!

You can see why I needed that Cerulean paint, right? (which I’ve now bought, thanks to Kristine, at the Poggi store near the Pantheon, what a delight!) — the skies always seem to have something…

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Ciao, just a quick wave from Rome

Jetlag with a 9-hour time zone difference is tough. I slept through my first night here, but scarcely a wink the second. Then last night, I fell asleep about 11 only to wake at 1…

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Imagine! Vancouver Love Stories and Taking Flight to Where?

 While I’m busy trying to cram organise ten weeks’ worth of clothes into a carry-on case, downloading Boarding Passes, and entering a hand-written version of our digital itinerary into my always accessible little Moleskine notebook…

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Word-less Wednesday, Taking My Mood for an Ottawa Morning Walk, With Camera

 Today’s word-less Wednesday around here, and I’m trying to save the prose for posts I’ve already promised. But I’m going to share soon some of the approaches that are helping me move through this time…

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