She arrives each morning as we are making coffee.  We ignored her for a few days, but she is persistent...sitting on the window sill, eyeing all the activity in the kitchen, watching every movement. After a couple of days of this, we relented, seeds from bread tossed out on the sill.  Last night she was … Continue reading Meet “Lovey” the Mourning Dove

The polling place was across the street in the elementary school.  There is a row of posters (éfiches) mounted on metal plaques in front of the entrance to the school.  Here are photos of the posters---post Election Day.  Some of the minions in this area had a grand time decorating them according the each One's … Continue reading Along the way to the Boulangerie

Jan and I left Nice for the beautiful area of Cap Ferrat further along the Riviera yesterday.  There was so much security in Nice for the election that getting farther afield seemed like the right thing to do.  We took a bus to Beaulieu sur Mer and spent the entire day at Ville Ephrussi de … Continue reading Two Ladies in a French Jardin