...in my blog writing, and for that I can only offer one excuse... It's been too damn cold to type! Yes, beautiful San Miguel de Allende, with its quaint (dangerous) cobblestone streets, pink-shaded Paroquia, and enough restaurants to satisfy the taste of any discerning diner, is filled with big, beautiful houses... almost none with any …
Adieu to the South of France…
My 6 weeks in the tiny village of Lagrasse will come to an end tomorrow. It has certainly been a time of quiet contemplation, lots of reading of good books, streaming of lots of movies and TV shows, long walks, some really good food, and many glasses of great wine accompanied by homemade foie gras …
My AMAZING Month in London
Sometimes fate is kind and you find the perfect house and pet sit with a most generous, and hospitable homeowner, who has a loveable, if very vocal feline, in a location that has fantastic transportation, a mile-long High Street Market filled with fresh fruit & veggies, and vendors of all kinds, in walking distance to …
Belfast Continued…..
For the past two weeks, the 'anomaly' of beautiful, sunshine-filled days has continued, which made exploring Belfast and the countryside so much more pleasant. Since the last time I posted, I have walked through a bubble-filled archway in the tiny alleyway downtown; spent a lovely Friday morning wandering through St. George's Market; spent a lovely …
Where in the world…….?
I've been getting emails, and phone calls asking me 'where you you now?' Like the the children's series of books called Where's Waldo? or that game, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, friends are asking where did ReAnn go after her time in the Algrave ended? BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND! My good friend, Ruth, whom …
Side Trips to Paris & Sevilla – Oh MY!!
PARIS I talked my friend, Jan, while visiting me in Portugal in March, to fly to Paris to attend four of the largest and most jaw-dropping fashion exhibits ever mounted in the City of Lights...and Haute Couture. In the 3 days we were there, besides the exhibitions, we saw as much as we could possibly …
My Three Months in the Algarve….
....have come to an end. I can hardly believe that 3 months have sped past so quickly. I arrived in my little fishing village of Ferragudo on the 22nd of January. As a US passport holder, you are only allowed to stay in the Schengen area of Europe for 90 days. They are very strict …
From March ’24 until January ’25….
I returned from my wonderful trip to Japan and once again became the 'house mom' at Gamma Phi Beta sorority on the campus of UC-Berkeley. For the next 9 months, this was my full-time, 24/7 job. I experienced the graduation of my seniors, the moving-out of the entire house (what a mess!), a summer filled …
Welcome to Japan – Part 4
TOKYO I apologize for the delay in getting this last Japan blog post written, but I have been fighting a case of acute bronchitis plus hosting 2 different house guests during the past month. Mia Culpa! Our last stop - and we saved the biggest for last! I had read so many books, and read …
Welcome to Japan – Part 3
We have all returned to Kyoto, to the lovely Hotel Kuu for 5 days of exploring. Things had been rather tense among the 4 of us since Hiroshima, so I let Phyllis know that I would prefer spending time in Kyoto on my own, going to places I had on my list of things to …
My Home on the Roam 