Month: February 2023
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What Better Way to Visit a New Place
Italy – In a tucked away place, far from the maddening crowd, down a long narrow road, snugged in the homeland of a friend’s family who has asked me to come to be a sounding board as she creates a…
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An Early Evening Walk
The few trees that remain on the path by our home create a crown for the sun.
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The Book of Love – What is Your Love Language?
The word tablespoon is worn off my Mother's measuring spoons; this is another indicator of how much my Mother cooks. This love language of hers is shared homemade generosity and measured in heaps. The tattered loved-worn cookbook is…
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What Colors Do You Like to Wear?
Stepping back from wearing black was a challenge. Black is comfortable, it goes with any moment, dress up, dress to blend in, or disappear in the crowd. My wardrobe was 95 percent black. Nearly a year ago, I put…
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Do They Listen? Do They Have Fun?
Sacha, Yann, and Fabrice (Sacha’s childhood friend) went skiing in Vars. Before they left, I, with a bit of anxiety, “Stay on course, please. No off-trail skiing, okay.” Yeah, that fell on deaf ears. (Photo by one of them –…
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The Real Parisienne
The authentic Parisienne influencer. Beret, scarf, espresso, sitting at a cafe at 2 pm, those iconic chairs, table water and bistro glass, black coin purse on a bistro marble-top table with brass edging, wrapped sugar cube, newspaper placed to the…