Travel time
It pains me to say it but my mother was right. The older you get, the faster time goes by. Life is a…
Read MoreMonth: February 2013
Something funny
Wine lists, menus, advertisements and grocery store flyers in France all sport a government-imposed warning about the dangers of alcohol abuse. Something I…
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My 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…
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Food 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…
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Vintage 2013
It’s too early to know what this year’s wine will be like, but it’s safe to say the harvest of rocks will be…
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Another confession
Something has been weighing on my conscience. On one leg of my flight to France a month ago – Miami to Paris, I…
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Out 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…
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New photos
I was glad to have a sunny day because the view of the Pyrenees from the hilltops around Fitou is magnificent.
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Something 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…
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I made it!
After my discouraging first attempt a couple of weeks ago – when I fought the wind and the wind won – I’m thrilled…
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