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Miscellaneous odd bits that have no other place to go.
I have no e-mail awaiting me saying that they (sis and s-i-l) were declined boarding and hauled off to prison for attempting to smuggle controlled substances (lipstick) onto the aircraft, so, I assume, that they will arrive on schedule today. Time to do one last readiness run-through: I spent 12 hours cleaning chez maison, yesterday. … Continue reading…
My sister and s-i-l are coming to visit next week. Neither have been out of the US before and are getting plenty of 'advice' from lots of folks. The last bit was a warning to be wary of the toilets in Paris. Men would never give a thought to toilets; they have a whole planet … Continue reading…
Pre-Script: We just watched the movie "Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" If you haven't read the books, don't bother with the movie – you won't get it. If you have, the movie's a hoot and really done quite well!We had another beautiful day (after a day of solid rain) and another lovely bike ride. It's … Continue reading…
On the drive to my mother's house in Wisconsin from Minneapolis there is always one house/yard that causes me to do a double-take. In mid-western fashion, taken to the nth degree, there is, on this one modest lawn: 2 life-size deer and 1 Bambi, 2 little 'Dutch' children kissing, a miniature swing set with Snow … Continue reading…
First the cucumbers: They are worse than the zucchini! They are dividing and cloning overnight! We're eating as fast as we can! What is it with the cucurbits (cucumber, zucchini, cornichons, squash, melon)? They produce like crazy, cross pollinate and produce strange, yet disturbingly familiar offspring the next year? I digress. My Mother's Cucumber Salad … Continue reading…
We have been wanting to spend some time in Brittany forever, but, as it is so close, we never seem to get there. Our last effort was foiled because the doggie-hotel that the girls like (It has heated floors in winter and a doggie swimming pool in summer) was full. We finally threw caution to … Continue reading…
Here, deep in the French countryside, things are 'still' done locally. The bread truck comes to the house twice a week, the ham truck comes three or four times a year, there is often a notice in the post from one of the local farmers for eggs, chickens, beef, pork or homemade sausage. So it … Continue reading…