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Wednesday in Paris – Sept. 27
Breakfast with the giraffes! Hot chocolate at Angelina! Our special dinner in Paris! One way or another, most of Wednesday was about food. Of course, breakfast with the giraffes at Parc Zoologique de Paris was actually about their breakfast, although they did have...
Winners in the Charlaine Harris Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway, copies of Charlaine Harris' Aurora Teagarden mysteries. Amy R. of Rye, NH and Bonnie K. from Sacramento, CA won the copies of Sleep Like a Baby. Lisa W. from Rochester, IN won All the Little Liars. The books go out...
Tuesday in Paris, Sept. 26
While Vickie and Lisa headed off on a tour of castles and wine country, Kaye and I did a more local tour of Paris, beginning with our neighborhood. Here's the true owner of the pet shop down the street. It sells only dogs, but you can tell which pet rules the roost....
Monday in Paris, Sept. 25
Monday meant Le Marais, Sainte-Chapelle, Montmartre, and Moulin Rouge. It also meant some delightful photos of Kaye Wilkinson Barley. Although we all had a wonderful trip, no one exemplified joy as much as Kaye did. Le Marais We didn't shop much, but when we did, we...
A Hunt in Winter by Conor Brady
I loved Conor Brady's new Joe Swallow mystery, A Hunt in Winter. It's the third in the series, and you don't have to read the earlier ones. But, I wish I had. So, I have one suggestion and one cautionary note. The suggestion? Start with A June of Ordinary...
Sunday in Paris – Day 2, Sept. 24
Sunday was a full day for us, beginning with check-in for our day time tour, the Louvre, lunch at the Eiffel Tower, and Notre Dame. After check-in, we started with breakfast at Le Carrousel. First, though, the environment, including the gold statue of Jeanne d'Arc,...
