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Vacationing in Midcoast Maine

Vacationing in Midcoast Maine

  “So where are you staying?” the woman on the other side of the Avis counter asked as she processed our car rental. My husband and I had just arrived in Portland, Maine after a red-eye from San Diego followed by a botched connecting flight 

Remembering More of Paris

Remembering More of Paris

  I started this piece a couple of weeks ago, and so I’ve recovered a bit more from vacation lag, but only slightly.  The way things are going, the entire summer will be one huge vacation lag.  When I’ve seen an email pop up about 

Paris:  The City of Light by Night

Paris: The City of Light by Night

Paris takes on a special quality at night.  Especially on a warm Friday evening.  But it was lovely in the rain, and on chilly evenings as well.

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Paris Perspective:  Montmartre

Paris Perspective: Montmartre

I sift through the photos of our recent trip realizing what I often do.  I wish it wasn’t over.  That I’d like to be there now in so many of the places we ventured, the clock slowed enough to allow for the details I capture 

A Food Lover’s Road Trip through New England

A Food Lover’s Road Trip through New England

I glanced at the date on my last post knowing that much time had passed, but had no idea two months could pass so quickly.  Suffice to say that life has happened in all its manifestations — some joyous, and others, far less. At first,