Author Archives: sincerelyelaine

PINK PIG MERINGUES

Posted on 02/10/2012 by sincerelyelaine

Even when somewhere else, the usual housework, errands and tasks must be attended to weekly.   I had to do the usual food shopping, laundry and paper work.  Boring!  Here’s a picture of some of the things I bought in … Continue reading →

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ÎLE SAINT LOUIS

Posted on 02/08/2012 by sincerelyelaine

We took the bus today to Notre Dame Cathedral and to the Island of Ile Saint Louis.  I wanted to visit the church to try to go to confession if I could, but that would not be for another several … Continue reading →

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ORDERING TWO STARTERS

Posted on 02/07/2012 by sincerelyelaine

Last night we went to dinner with friends in Le Quartier Marais.  They drove to the apartment to pick us up and about a 30 minute drive with traffic. . We were going to a restaurant called Le Caruso at the … Continue reading →

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SNOW IN PARIS AND TROCODERO

Posted on 02/06/2012 by sincerelyelaine

Sunday morning we got up to see it was snowing in Paris.  How delightful, I just love the snow so much.  I saw on the news it snowed in many places in Europe including Rome and London and hundreds of … Continue reading →

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WHY DO PEOPLE GET SO MAD?

Posted on 02/05/2012 by sincerelyelaine

I just realized that when you tell people you decided to become a vegetarian they get mad.  Why is this?  Why is a hunk of meat on a fork being put in my face with the request, “Try this or … Continue reading →

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SHARING SOME THINGS

Posted on 02/04/2012 by sincerelyelaine

A little over four months ago I decided to turn vegetarian.  There were several reasons for this current decision having been eating meat all my life.   It seems some people find it either very difficult or very easy.  I … Continue reading →

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A WARM WELCOME BACK FROM PARIS

Posted on 02/03/2012 by sincerelyelaine

I am most happy to say that we arrived back in Paris yesterday.  The first thing we had to do was go food shopping which is always so much fun here.  I wanted to post this picture of our favorite little … Continue reading →

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SPOLETO AND TODI, ITALY

Posted on 03/13/2011 by sincerelyelaine

When we left Rome we drove to the small town of Todi which we visited last March.  This time we looked at an apartment there. It had these four beautiful arched windows in a lovely courtyard with palm trees and … Continue reading →

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CITTA DEL VATICANO, ROMA

Posted on 03/09/2011 by sincerelyelaine

Spent the day in the Citta del Vaticano in Rome with friends.  The weather was really nice and it was just as awesome as ever.  We love Rome, it offers so much to do and so much to see. We … Continue reading →

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WE MADE IT TO ROME

Posted on 03/07/2011 by sincerelyelaine

As you can see we made it to Rome.  Here we are flying over the Swiss Alps. We met our friends at the airport who flew in from New York. I can’t go into much detail as I am pressed … Continue reading →

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