Visiting (and Sketching) St. Emilion

Hot enough for this long (Gap) tank dress — so long that I have to belt it or I’d be tripping continuously — and my trusty Birkenstocks. . . . we took our first car…

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To Soothe a Querulous Spirit . . .

This stunningly gorgeous seascape and this bottle and, finally, after hours of looking for food when and where no restaurants were open (the one that was, desolé, was full, and sent us down the road,…

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Reading in Amsterdam

It occurs to me that I could enliven this blog occasionally with photos of bookstores and other visual references to reading. I often notice such things when travelling — as in this bookstore window in…

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Antiques and Brocante in Bordeaux

A few of my Twitter friends are decorators, and I couldn’t help but think of them and a wealthy client or two as we strolled through this Antiques Fair our first day in Bordeaux. Every…

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More Tulips, Some Bikes, and a Lamb . . .

If you thoughtlast post’s record of our visit to the Keukenhof Gardens was enough, or beyond that, you may want to click yourself away. More of the same here. . . .  A bit over-enthusiastic,…

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