Category: life with frenchies
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I really miss being in France today—aside from the jetlag (wide awake at 5am), it would be interesting to learn what Europeans think of yesterdays election and the as-yet-unconfirmed 'results'. I miss international news coverage BBC- and ITV- style. And the International Herald Tribune, I really miss it, especially Mom's daily obsession with the Jumble.…
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I'm back! What a journey (!), and it's really just begining… The huge suitcases (2) met the wieght limit (70 lbs each) by just a hair–after I removed a few things at the counter into an impromptu carry-on. Ruby was boxed and loaded, tagged and transfered, customs checked, off-loaded and re-loaded, lugged and finally, let…
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It's been raining for two days straight—grey skies, continuous rainfall—today's Portland weather is much the same. Am I being told something???
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getting free drinking glasses just for buying pickles baguettes, baguettes, baguettes air-dried laundry smoking anywhere, anytime shutters
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Today was Grace's birthday party—she's two years old! After Grace realized that I wasn't there because her mom and dad were leaving (I watch her so regularly, she always associates me with mom and dad leaving), she enjoyed her party and all the presents. The sweater Mom made her for her first birthday is still…
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Visiting the notions stall at the market this morning, in search of a very large, fat crochet hook: -Yes, Madame, what are you looking for? -I need a big hook please. -Like this? -No, I like it much bigger. Like this. (hand gesture, you can imagine it) pause. -Will this do Madame? ("like"? why, why…
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Big local topic of discussion this week: the mega-sailing-yacht Mirabella V broke anchor and grounded herself on the rocks near Cap Ferrat during gale-force winds while in a dangerous spot (everyone else with any sense, or so they say, was moored in harbor or at very least, not sitting on that side of the point),…
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Gordon, Mom's gentleman friend, sent these pictures that he snapped during our dinner party when Mike and Matt were visiting last month. Check out that last one—Mom and Mike, all that love! Pity Gordon was too busy taking pictures to be in one!
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Voila! Here's Mike and Matt's complete online photo album of their visit to Paris and Antibes—some great shots, those boys are so damn cute. Has it been nearly a week since they left already? Miss 'em so.
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Today is the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Antibes. We caught the reinactment parade after Bert alerted it to us this rainy morning—"It will bring a tear to your eye." Spirit of history aside, I think he was referring to the vintage motorcycles.
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