Category: Memoir
Broken spell
One recent Saturday I was wandering through a town. It was cold and rainy and there weren’t a lot of people out. It’s…
Read MoreMy San Antonio
You can take the man out of Texas… The dates of the siege of the Alamo are so ingrained that I always think…
Read MoreFood musings
This current stay in France isn’t a vacation and there hasn’t been much vacationlike dining. Still, I’ve managed to squeeze a lot of…
Read MoreOut for a walk
On Friday I went for a hike. (There’s probably a better definition of the word but I consider it a hike versus a…
Read MoreNew photos
I was glad to have a sunny day because the view of the Pyrenees from the hilltops around Fitou is magnificent.
Read MoreSomething familiar
As I’ve written here, this trip to the south of France has been my first time in this part of the country. In…
Read MoreI made it!
After my discouraging first attempt a couple of weeks ago – when I fought the wind and the wind won – I’m thrilled…
Read MoreFirst Days in France
Paris was nice, but that’s wasted ink because Paris is always nice. It’s the most special of all the places in the world…
Read MoreEveryone (but me) Knows It’s windy
The bike, Decathlon’s cheapest model, is lovely and will serve my needs adequately, but it arrived with the front tire a little underinflated….
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