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Happy Sunday from Cuchara, Colorado!

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Sign at the general store in Cuchara, Colorado. A place of peace and quiet.

Paris? Oui!

 

Paris Eiffel Tower

Did  your Mom ever scold you about leaving things to the last minute?  Mine did, but the lesson never stuck.

I remember a childhood story about a boy who always  waited until Sunday night to do his homework. Imagine the upset when his friends decided to go to the movies one Sunday night and  he couldn’t join them because his homework assignments were waiting for him in his backpack.

That’s how I feel about my upcoming trip to France.  Did I say France?  Oui! Continue reading “Paris? Oui!”

Shout out to The Shoals.

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As an expatriate Southerner, I am amused and delighted to visit the South.

I am amused because as a girl growing up on the beaches of Florida, I could hardly wait to get out of town. It was such a boring place in my teenage mind!  Sometimes we have to search far and away to find what we are looking for even it is down the street in our hometown. Continue reading “Shout out to The Shoals.”

For the love of Italy!

Italian Book Club Nov 2015

Cliff Newell from the Lake Oswego Review was our special guest at our last meeting of the Italian Book Club at Nicoletta’s Table in Lake Oswego. Here is his article that does a wonderful job of describing the spirit of our group.

“For ladies who love Italy and can’t enough of it, the Nicoletta’s Table Book Club is just the place to go.

That is if you can get a seat at the table. Continue reading “For the love of Italy!”