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A Hike Through Bordeaux
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 ›
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My Wine Man
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 ›
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French Encore
Some years ago, my girlfriend’s husband set off from Boulder, Colorado to Katmandu, Nepal on a quest to summit Mount Everest. For two months, I followed his trek on the internet: the valley, base camp, camp 1, base camp, back… Read More ›
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New Year, New Theme?
Resolutions? Fine. Goals? I believe in them. But, I’d never considered creating a theme for the new year, until our neighbors told us that they chose a theme every year. Who are these people? . . . And why didn’t I… Read More ›
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My Daily Bread
Our plan was simple enough. We arrived back in Paris early New Year’s Eve and would return home, nap and then shop for food to get us through the next day. I wasn’t sure what to expect as far as… Read More ›