We continue to just enjoy life in The Pearl. What we like about it here are the small similarities it has with Paris. Our streets are like cobblestone, actually basalt stones once used as ballast in sailing ships. The streets are tree lined, parks, and shops and restaurants are easy walks. There is even Powell’s…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – Forgetting
My Tuesday posts have turned into kind of an eclectic collection of ramblings – a bit of art, food, travel, philosophizing… This week I finished one of the best novels I have read in a long time. Anthoney Doerr first captured our attention with “All the Light You Cannot See.” His most recent book is…
This week in The Pearl – January 30, 2026
We started last weekend with a birthday party for Tricia. We had some friends and family over and called it a BYOHH party (Bring Your Own Happy Hour). Lots of good food, conversation, music, and I even got to dance with Alexis. Our dance floor is pretty small! On Sunday Tricia made crispy Parmesan rounds…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday – more planning
Continuing with the theme of how we plan trips, and the actual planning for an upcoming Europe trip, I added our second stop to the sketchbook which I will take with me on the trip. Last week I wrote that I use the Notes app on my iPad for trip planning. It is more than…
This week in The Pearl – January 23, 2026
A quiet week for us, which is nice to have now and then. Thanks to video calls we were able to chat with our friends in Paris, and with our Japanese daughter in Tokyo, who has two adorable little ones. For Sunday Lunch Tricia made mushroom tartlets for out entrée, I made a goat cheese…
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