June 2025

Rome, the First Time . . .
I’ve mentioned several times here recently that I’ve been rifling through various personal archives.
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An Anniversary, Driving Into Montréal
Saint Jean Baptiste Day, 70 years ago . . .
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What I've Been Wearing This (Cool-ish) Spring
Mostly My Thrifted-Gifted (or Gifted-Thrifted?) Jean Jacket!
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Sketching the Past -- Puglia Sketches Now, and Then. . .
In Which Nana's Erstwhile Nickname Is Revealed
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Domestic Goddess (not me!) and the WayBack Machine . . .
Momma and Daughter, 18 years ago, and also some thoughts on June writing
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May 2025

It's Not Always a Walk in the Park, But Sometimes It Is. . .
Therapy and Walking; Walking as Therapy; (and also Skunk Cabbage!
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Dressing for Paris from My Carry-on Case
Which this 70-something hauled and hefted herself; six weeks of OOTDs in three countries, five cities; (cold) ocean swims and mountain hikes included. …
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Paris Exhibitions in Marvellous Spaces
Grand old architecture hosting brilliant and challenging installations
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The Liminal Space of Home, after Travel. . .
Finding Traction in my Quotidian Domestic
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Home, Sweet Home
Because My Own Bed is the Best Bed for a Little Post-Travel Convalescence
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