Five (Pre-Travel) Things Friday. . .

I’m always a bit anxious for a few days before travelling, and that anxiety seems to have been a bit more pronounced and to have set in earlier for this trip. We’ll be on our way soon, but meanwhile I made a list of five reasons I’ve been fussing. . . and another list of five happy engagements that have helped centre me this last week. Click through to read both lists . . . and perhaps you’ll have your own examples to share.

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Presenting: A Meeting in Paris. . . Art, Serendipity, Social Media, and Friendship

Several posts ago, I mentioned preparing a presentation for my French class and, because the topic was something I’d wanted to share with you anyway, I promised to translate the presentation and post it here. …

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Friendship Week, A Little Travel, A Little OOTD

After three months with almost no Girlfriend Face-to-Face time (very grateful for my friend Lesley in Bordeaux), I got what I’ve been missing this week. Lots of it! A visit with a good friend here…

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The Big Move: Two and a Half Years Later. . .

Today’s post is the sort I used to write more often but have moved away from lately — partly because they can take so much to write (and I’ve tended to hive that energy off…

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My Writing Partner, My Friend. . .

Good morning! In my last post, I mentioned a short jaunt I had planned.  As you might already know from Instagram, I’ve been visiting my friend Lisa of Amid Privilege whom I first met “in…

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