Happily settling in our rented Bordeaux house, listening to québécois singer, Coeur de Pirate, convinced of the worth of packing along the little Jawbone Jambox speaker. Early September sunshine shifts over the vine-festooned garden wall…
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Just a quick wave with a slew of photos from our two days in Paris where we landed yesterday morning at 8, after two flights totalling some 14 hours in transit. We’re loving our little…
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Okay, now I’m ready …. At least, ready to hand over the keys to our house-sitter. Laundry’s caught up, bathrooms clean, floors scrubbed… And thanks to the storm, our garden’s been well watered. Autumn will…
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1. Thank-you cards from 6-year olds are the best! Pulling from the mailbox an envelope addressed in Going-into-Grade-2 printing lifts the corners of my mouth instantly. Knowing that I raised a daughter who sends thank-you…
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So many words, lately, both on this blog’slatest instalment in my series on Travel and Independence and Getting On (where Wendy from York’s comment made me snort tea out my nose!) and on my reading…
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