Monday Miscellany: What I Saw, What I Wore, What I Made, What I Read. . .

 Monday might not be the best day to post a weekly post, but that seems to be the rhythm I’ve drifted into here. I think I’ll change that soon, and I may also try to…

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Dressing for Happiness, in Troubled Times. . .

It’s been a busy week: had one daughter’s family over for dinner; went for a long walk in a small forest with another’s; spent one morning cycling to a favourite wetlands park with my husband;…

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Getting To Know You — A Reader Answers Some Questions. . . .

Monday morning, and, as promised, I’m introducing what I hope might become a new series here. The idea comes from a reader — “A. in London” — who proposed that members of the blogging community…

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As They Do in Paris . . .

I’m hanging a “Fermeture Annuelle” sign in the window, although this Closing has not been annual (until now, at least). . . in 12 years of blogging, I’ve taken the occasional week, irregularly. . .…

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Presenting. . . Modigliani and other Painters. . . and my Memory Prompts

In the French classes I’ve been taking, students give a ten-minute presentation on a subject of their choice. Last week, two students presented, and one of those focused on the artist Amadeo Modigliani.  Accompanied by…

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