Swapping Holidays

The first thing I thought of this morning when I woke up was that Halloween is tomorrow.  And tomorrow is a Saturday.  And practically everyone I’ve ever known back in the States will either be at a party, taking the kids out trick-or-treating or cleverly figuring out a way to do both.
I have never been [...]

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Ave Maria and the Buttercream-Colored Girl

Or ‘How I know I’m not in Minnesota anymore’.
Stop signs are optional. 
This was discovered back during the white knuckle days of learning to navigate the streets.  There is one particular stop sign in the big city where everybody just kind of rolls on by.  I do it, too, but the initial thrill has worn off. 
In the beginning [...]

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Les Épices

Back in the States, I had a cupboard in my kitchen filled with dried spices for cooking.  I never grew any fresh herbs because I had always lived in apartments or condos in the city without access to a backyard or patio.  When I first arrived in Mauritius, I went to the market to re-stock my spice cupboard by [...]

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Le Café

This is a photo that I took last summer when we vacationed on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.  Corsica has many sidewalk cafés where you can sit back, sip an espresso and simply watch the day go by.  But, this photo could have been taken in any European city.  Delicious espresso – so wonderful.
 
 
 
 
 

And this [...]

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La Voiture

For the short time that we lived in Philadelphia, we had a brand-spankin’ new, fully loaded, 2008 Mazda CX-7.  I had never owned a new car before and it was such a thrill to drive it around the streets of Philly.  I felt so privileged and ever so slightly superior.
 
 
 
Here in Mauritius, we are currently driving a snazzy ‘tropical [...]

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