I’ve got some catching up to do here! We spent three days in the Loire Valley with Laurie’s sister Peggy, then Craig and Annie and Clara (aka, “The Red Tomato”) arrived and we culminated that visit with a birthday party to celebrate Clara’s third birthday. I’ll start with the Loire Valley visit.
(Full post)I haven’t posted for a while, because it has been a busy week or so. Last weekend we took off with Laurie’s sister Peggy to see some chateaux in the Loire Valley (had a great time; pictures soon). Tuesday, Peggy headed back to Paris, just about the time I picked up Craig, Annie and Clara at Orly Airport. They’ll be...
(Full post)We spent three days last week with Mary and Gilles on a ramble that centered on the town of Reims. The reason for the funny title is that the French pronounce Reims as “Rance.” I don’t know why; an example of the crazy French language. I should point out that I live in the Northwest part of the U.S., where...
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