I have a much-loved copy of Mary Stewart’s This Rough Magic at home and why I didn’t bring it with me I do not know. Although I could probably recite the darn thing from heart, I want to read it here, where the villas high in the hills could hide a dissolute actor and his…
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Kotor, city of cats ~~ June 26, 2017
A lovely day in Montenegro. You know Montenegro — it’s the tiny country whose prime minister Donald Trump shoved out of the way so he could puff out his chest and stand in front of all the other world leaders at the recent NATO conference. That Montenegro. I was kind of afraid to eat in…
Stick a pin in it ~~ June 25, 2017
Adriatic Cruise, Day 2 Today we docked in Vodice, Croatia. We did not disembark. The village looks quaint from the ship but sounds touristy in the write-ups and I was anxious to have a day not doing anything at all. So no sightseeing report today. In fact, I spent so much time futzing around with…
Cruisin’: 11 reasons why I love it~~ June 24, 2017
It’s Saturday evening. I am on the Seabourn Encore, well fed and soothed by balmy breezes, soaking in a bubble bath and deeply content. I wasn’t sure I was ever going to get here and I am so thankful I am. We packed up this morning after our second night at the Hotel Metropole in…
Laughing my glass off in Murano — June 24, 2017
Today we head to the ship around 2:00 so I will try to post this this morning. I seem to be in Internet limbo, so no guarantees. My phone is only working on random Italian networks — and not Vodaphone which is the one I have — and the hotel’s system was rebooted at our…
Things Worth Waiting For ~~ June 23, 2017
Arrived yesterday in Venice. Getting ready for a new kind of adventure. I haven’t posted in a while because frankly, I’ve been sick, anxious, and painful. This trip to celebrate our 30th anniversary was supposed to start a week and a half ago with three nights in our favorite hotel in Paris, a flight to…
When Food is Not Your Friend April 22, 2017
I felt pretty good on Thursday. Despite spending the day before guzzling barium and watching it trickle through my digestive track via x-ray, I woke up to a beautiful morning and the prospect of 7 a.m. yoga. I was a little wobbly – haven’t been eating much of substance lately due to whatever ails me…
Artichokes, Lamb and Asparagus. It must be spring. April 16, 2017
Originally posted on My Plate or Yours:
A few weeks back, on a whim, I ordered a case of baby (baby!) artichokes from California and then promptly forgot all about them. They arrived, unexpectedly, when I was in the midst of a stomach thing. Among other things I was supposed to stay clear of was…
Loquats! March 19, 2017
Originally posted on My Plate or Yours:
A Florida neighbor came by a while ago with a bag of small yellow fruits. What are they, I wondered? She made me guess and as she knew, I had no clue. I tried apricots, figs, kumquats, and pears, but wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong.? Loquats, she told…
and away she goes.... 