We finally get to Sicily, three years after we decided to travel here, and two years after we canceled our planned trip. Worth the wait? Read and see...

YES! We are back in France, at our “home away from home,” Bois-le-Roi. We’re working to get past jet lag, seeing old and dear friends and meeting new ones, and, of course, laying in an adequate supply of essentials for our stay here.

Believe it or not, we’re doing that “Summer in France” thing again. This week, we’re in St. Louis, visiting Craig and Annie and Clara and Henry. After the Winter and Spring in Seattle, St. Louis has been a delight: 70s for temps, clear skies, warm evenings. We’ve been eating dinner on the deck. Craig points out that this is the...