Monday, April 6, 2015. We had a lovely Easter this year, with both our offspring visiting with their families for the weekend. The weather cooperated, with sunshine and comfortably cool temperatures for lots of backyard play and patio sitting. My older granddaughter loves to cook, so we made desserts together. Her younger cousin enjoyed watching the process.

Travel ideas, experiences, encounters and generally interesting stuff from Unique Provence by Philip Haslett. Sunday, 14 December 2014. Happy cooking in Provence with René Bérard. Mr Bérard giving me a few useful tips. Mr Bérard organizes his classes by theme and our session was focused on dessert. More than six different desserts were concocted by our group of 5 novice students, from lemon meringue pie to crème patissière.

Eight Americans, Fourteen Days, and Forty Two Meals. A Visit to Puyloubier and the Restaurant des Sarments. Puyloubier is an ancient Provencal village at the foot of Mont Sainte-Victoire. It is surrounded by vineyards and boasts several renowned restaurants. New meets old and they coexist in Puyloubier. An ancient stone protects the corner of this house on a very narrow street. Philip, our tour guid.

Simplicity is at the core of the entire universe. A day of tragedy and miracles. This day represents a mixed blessing for Debby Skramstad Nicholl. On this day one year ago after an exhaustive search, son Rodney MacKinnon was found. Sadly it was not a homecoming. He had succumbed to exposure from complications of an undiagnosed medical condition.