From tranquility to travel horror . . .

Does that not look like a delicious breakfast I might have had in France? In fact, in the last five years of visiting Paris, we haven’t come across cafe au lait served in bols, comme…

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Antidote to Hysteria — Procrastinating Again

I love this rhodo, Temple Bells, and am pleased to see that after being broken by the dog several years ago, pruned by an over-energetic Pater the summer before last (he pruned branches with next…

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No crown for me . . .

My temporary crown fell off last night, so I’m not eating, drinking, or relaxing! Instead, I’m off to wait in my dentist’s chair ’til he has time to sneak in a repair between all his…

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Sun Sav(our)ing

Our beautiful spring weather was, sadly, ephemeral — it has been replaced by overcast skies and the promise of wind and rain. But I’ll be remembering the sunshine, holding a place for its return —…

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Cheering Me On — Flowers and Poems and Celebrations

Some more garden cheer, in the form of the wonderfully fragrant mahonia japonica. Other cheerful things: The reading I organized went very well. Although I wish even more hockey and poetry fans could have heard…

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