Brazzaville Journal, Part 1
It is a grey, overcast morning in Brazzaville. I am sitting outside on the hotel grounds, the nice part where there is a nice pool
Out and about in Italy
Three friends and I took the train from Geneva on Thursday night to Stresa, Italy, which is on Lake Maggiore. The plan was to overnight at the Grand Hotel Bristol, walk around a bit in the morning, and then, to…
links for 2009-06-03
BBC NEWS | Health | Weekly curry ‘may fight dementia’ Best news I’ve heard in ages! Go, curry! (tags: dementia curry)
links for 2009-06-01
The 13 Hottest Summer Reads – The Daily Beast Lots of good-sounding things here. (tags: books) Favorite Cookbooks: Monica Bhide – 101 Cookbooks I enjoyed this interview. And naturally, I need the books mentioned! (tags: cookbooks)
Fabulous new find
DSC_0070 Originally uploaded by faithmclellan From the brocante market.
Lilacs, oops, I mean, WISTERIA
DSC_0062 Originally uploaded by faithmclellan Thanks to Dana for the Southern correction!
Ferney in spring
DSC_0054 Originally uploaded by faithmclellan A few shots from the village.
Unrelated bits and pieces
I have been in a twirl recently, work and friends and exploring life in France and Switzerland. So I am far behind on blogging, writing, emailing, you name it. Here are a few bits and pieces. A friend and I…
links for 2009-05-31
French in a Flash: Tisane Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Verbena | Serious Eats : Recipes Cookies to try. (tags: cookies verbena French)
links for 2009-05-30
Dove la testa de Santa Caterina? This question, where is the head of Saint Catherine, was how I got my cousin and me to the dried-up head of St Catherine of Siena. Now someone has written a book about saint’s…