We arrived back at La Thebauderie from the US just a week ago. It has been quite cold the whole time, with a bit of snow one day; too cold to get out much – it is 29F (-2C) as I am writing this at 10.47am. We have stayed in except for excursions to the supermarché,…
Next stop Paris then on to Torchamp
I am writing this on the Eurostar on the way to Paris, then on to home in Normandie. Last Friday we rented a car for the drive from Portland to Seattle. We visited some family along the way then met up with friends at the rental return in downtown Seattle. After the best Mexican food…
A whirlwind with a couple of calm breaks
We left San Diego and our California family and headed to Portland, Oregon. It has been a whirlwind, mostly. Our first stop was Newberg, OR, with our daughter and son-in-law, Alexis. We had lunch with my son and daughter-in-law, visited my other son in Vancouver. We stayed with friends in Portland, then back to Newberg…
Getting ready to head to Seattle then home
We arrived back in the US just 28 days ago. We started in Seattle then journeyed to La Conner, Mukilteo, Ballard, San Diego, Portland, Newberg, Portland. Now we will head to Seattle for a few days before flying to Europe on January the 2nd. Here are a few sketches so far this week: This one…
Merry Christmas – a present to me
It is Christmas Eve here in Newberg, Oregon, USA. We are looking forward to one of our favorite traditions, hot chocolate and “The Polar Express” with Alexis and Joe. One of my favorite Christmas songs is John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War is Over).” It asks, “Another year older and what have you done?” Certainly a…
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