Kotor has been a wonderful place, thanks to the cruise ship crowds, it is not the “place to visit instead of Dubrovnik” to avoid the crowds that we have heard in the past. Yet we have had the best time, and there has been a lot of time for sketching. But first, a painting I…
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This week in The Pearl – December 19, 2025
A good week in The Pearl, quite rainy, but we had nothing like our friends to the north in the Seattle area, nor in areas of Oregon that were hit pretty hard with power outages and flooding. We stayed close to home except to venture out to visit friends and go to a birthday party….
Some Things About France I Would Miss
If we ever left France and returned to the USA, which would not be a bad thing since we love the PNW, there would be things I would miss. Here are just a few that come to mind. When we first moved to France we spent a lot of time visiting châteaux and old churches…
La Rochelle, Not New Rochelle
La Rochelle is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine on the Atlantic coast, about a four hour drive southwest of us. Though rich in history and reputation, thanks to the Dick van Dyke Show, my enthusiasm did not match Tricia’s though I never said anything. Every time she would mention going there, reminding me of the city’s frequent…
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