Home, Sweet Cold and Snowy Home. . .

 Jetlag still has its cruel hooks in me — at least, I feel fine except that I haven’t yet slept more than three hours at a time since Friday night. Our travel home was uneventful,…

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Eerie, heat, smoke, and the view from here

 Just popping in quickly to show you how eerie it’s been here this morning. The wildfires burning in town (just behind our backs, on Vancouver Island, across the harbour) and a much bigger one burning…

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Five Things Friday While Waiting for Rain . . .

1. Swimming. I swam before 7 yesterday morning and then I went for one last swim at 9:15, just so that I could cool off enough to fall asleep later. That made a total of…

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Five Things for a Dry, Hot Friday!

The promised Paris Eating post is almost completed, but rather than rush through to put it “live” today, I’m going with a Five Things Friday. Do tune in again soon if you want to know…

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Five Things Friday

1. Weather: My daughter just Instagram-posted a screenshot of the weather in Rome, where she’s been trying to find shady spots for hanging out with our granddaughter. 34 Degrees! That’s tough in a city, and they’ve…

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