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• Paris, Ella Fitzgerald and me

  By Julie Callahan on August 7, 2018 • ( 5 )

  I should tell you that I’m writing this blog post because it’s been a while; I’ve missed you; I wanted to catch up. But those would be lies. I’m writing this blog post because I’ve run out of things to… Read More ›

• Charity Bird

  By Julie Callahan on June 11, 2018 • ( 36 )

  Charity Bird was half Lenape and half French. Born in New Jersey, she ultimately became a homesteader, moving to North Dakota with her husband, James. Eventually, they would have six children before Charity died in childbirth. The baby lived—a girl…. Read More ›

• A Pilgrimage to Paris . . .

  By Julie Callahan on March 30, 2018 • ( 11 )

  

  It’s been a dreary winter in Paris, a fitting backdrop as I’ve trudged through the Middle Ages. I thought I’d be finished in one rainy afternoon. After all, didn’t we learn in school that it was also called the Dark… Read More ›

• A Hike Through Bordeaux

  By Julie Callahan on February 24, 2018 • ( 9 )

  

  It was drizzling as Pat and I stepped off the train at the Saint-Émilion station, so we pulled up our hoods and covered our backpacks before charting the path on my cell phone. We turned away from the ancient wine town… Read More ›

• My Wine Man

  By Julie Callahan on February 14, 2018 • ( 8 )

  

  I consider my wine man a good friend; I think he considers me a good customer. It’s cultural. Let me explain. We see each other 2 or 3 times a week. When he passes the boulangerie where I have my… Read More ›