Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Rendevous at La Maison Rouge

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  La Maison Rouge  My friend Robin and Jim have had a home in the South of France for over 14 years.  They haven't always lived at La Mo...
Monday, August 15, 2011

Provence Inspires Me to Make My First Tart

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  Creating a Leek and Dried Morel Tart  My college friend Robin said, "People ask, what do you do in Provence? I always answer ...
Friday, August 12, 2011

The Start of a Week in Provence

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My college friend of 35 years, Robin, called me from her home in Provence, France and said, "when are you coming to visit? Don't yo...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

"You're My Al Bell!"

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Recently I reconnected with an old business competitor and dear friend from my hometown of Ames, Iowa named Rich Weiss. He made a comment a...
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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Grateful to Miss Out on America's Media Obsessions

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  Washington working on the Debt Deal Recently, friends were visiting Istanbul from Palo Alto, California and I asked them, "what's...
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Saturday, July 16, 2011

My 7 Links Blog Project

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Thanks to Miss Footloose (aka Karen van der Zee) I've been invited to participate in the My 7 Links project organized by Tripbase, the...
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Friday, July 15, 2011

The Ottoman Empire from the other side as told in "The Bridge on the Drina"

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About five years ago, a friend whose book taste I completely respected told me about this book.  He was so enthusiastic I knew someday I wou...