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l’Art des Amis

I wanted to share photos of the apartment which they appropriately called l’Art des Amis, The Art of Friends. Don and Frankie have many friends who are artists so are displaying their work along with pieces they have purchased here. … Continue reading

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First (Mis)Adventure

I decided to go the the market that supposedly is more local than the Cours Saleya Marché which is right across from the Promenade. I got ready and was going to head out at around 11:30 because the market closed … Continue reading

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Alone on the French Riviera

Here I am sitting on the terrace, drinking my coffee in the sun, updating my blog, on the French Riviera. Don and Frankie left today about 4AM. No, I didn’t get up to see them off. Thought about it but … Continue reading

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Gardens and Parties

Today we started at a small cafe and had quiche lorraine and croque monsieur for ‘brunch’ along with a coffee. The quiche was very good with a nice flaky, buttery crust. Frankie had helped me (actually he did it) make … Continue reading

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Fabulous Day in Nice!

Today we walked down to the Promenade to the tourist office and bought tickets for the Flower Parade on Saturday that is part of the Carnivale celebration here. After walking along the promenade for a ways, we then walked through … Continue reading

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European Vacation Begins!

So, I tried 3 different times to post yesterday and kept losing it for some reason! So here goes: Courtney dropped me off at the airport around 11:00 and had told me Delta left from the S terminal. So I … Continue reading

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Sushi!

Courtney and I went out on this rainy, grey evening for sushi at Daimonji Sushi and Grill in Georgetown. I have had a craving for sushi for days since I saw a place while driving around in Burbank! We sat … Continue reading

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Home again and Shrimp and Grits!

I made it home on Wednesday with no problems. All 3 flights that day had open seats so I decided to leave on the 11:00 flight so I wouldn’t have to get up too early! My friend, Trish, picked me … Continue reading

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Burbank

Today would have been Darrel’s 61st birthday. Hard to believe he didn’t make it past 60. I left Palm Desert around noon and drove straight to Burbank. I can’t get on a flight until tomorrow so got a room at … Continue reading

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Palm Desert

Yesterday was a bit of a hell day of driving. Left Peoria around 10:00 AM. Set the GPS in the car with the address in Palm Desert and it immediately said there was a major accident around Indio. Hmmm, okay, … Continue reading

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