Happy Second Blogiversary to Me!
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Happy Second Blogiversary to Me!

Two years and twenty-three days ago I published my very first blog post. So I thought I’d do a little belated celebrating! In addition to creating a very attractive “happy second blogiversary to me” dance, I’m commemorating this milestone withΒ a list of ten highlights from the past year, in no particular order. Here goes! 1….

Georgeanne Brennan’s Provence: On Garlic, Gardening, Cuisine & Creative Living (She had me at garlic!)
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Georgeanne Brennan’s Provence: On Garlic, Gardening, Cuisine & Creative Living (She had me at garlic!)

For years now I’ve been bullying myself into reading things I β€œought to” — regardless of whether the words were compelling.Β But this summerΒ I swallowed two of Georgeanne Brennan’s books whole and enjoyed that novel feeling of indulging myself. Not only in words so lovingly crafted to convey all that is ProvenΓ§al, but in the accompanying…

Travel Highlights of 2017
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Travel Highlights of 2017

I feel fortunate to have experienced some incredible things this year. And in the spirit of giving my future self something to look back on, I’ve created a quick and dirty top-ten list of the past year — aka, my Travel Highlights of 2017! They’re listed in no particular order, except that I saved my…