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Or, picking up that ham & cheese baguette at Paul... (my CDG guilty pleasure). I like the transit in CDG mainly because I can relax in one of the Air France lounges.

This is my first try. I think it was Cynthia who recommended it to me. I needed something new to wear for work this Winter so I don't look like a ghost but not made up like a clown. I'm just a moisturiser, brow (I've lost most of mine) and a little liner kind of person. Still some of the snow is on the ground on the north-facing places around the neighborhood. But, it's sunny so that's a good thing. OOTD is the joggers again and a different Tshirt as I'm not going anywhere.

go to El Cortes Ingles department store at the top of Las Ramblas and buy one if you must have one. My travel mantra (and my hair stylist agrees) is to give my hair a vacation from all the heating and straightening and such. 😸

In college, I had one professor who had a rule: if he was not there by 5 minutes after start time, we could leave. If he was there and you were not there by 5 minutes after start time, he'd shut he door. I follow that lead. Once I'll be OK, but after that one, you are just plain rude.

Have you been to Cesare al Casaletto? Out of the tourist zone at the end of the No, 8 Tram. One of the first places recommended to me besides Armando. I went by an Athleta store yesterday on my way to Sephora (picked up some Nars tinted moisturiser to try). I asked a salesperson about those pants. She said they are the same design as the Brooklyn, just made with heavier fabric. I didn't try them on, but the fabric did feel nicer to me than the Brooklyn. If I needed another pair of black pants, I might try them. Good dental checkup yesterday, Had a new hygenist do my cleanings (new to the office, not new to the practice) - first time in years that I had a fully manual cleaning. It seemed faster than usual, too, And my gums didn't feel tender. Done for another 4 months. Woke up to about 4 inches of snow on my fence posts. Ugh, Really thick dense stuff. It's going to be kind of ugly all day, so I'm staying put. OOTD: black Vuori joggers and a Tshirt.

sherri - I hope your trip is MERAVIGLIOSO!! Cynthia - dang, can you stuff me inside your suitcase??? OOTD: Finally a little cooler (in the 50s), so a long sleeve Tshirt and jeans. Tomorrow is my quarterly visit to my dental team and about the same temp, so the same attire will be worn.

I love them. I have some that I do wear for work. I'm running around my condo lodge all the time and I have to take the Front Desk iPhone with me and the master keys. The pouches are perfect. When I travel I always have at least one hoodie with me. I just bought a new hoodie to take to Palm Springs to wear when we go out in the evening (in December and not cold enough for a jacket). It'll go into my work rotation when I get back. We all have such diverse ideas as to what is acceptable to wear to the grocery store, restaurants, cruises vs in the privacy of your home and garden. It's what keeps things interesting. It's finally cooled down enough here (highs in the 50s and a few 40s) that I can bring out my hoodies (and my leggings)!!

Good Saturday to all! I have another week of sunshine coming, but just a little cooler (upper 50s/low 60s). The weekend is upper 60s so still Tshirt & shorts time, going to maybe jeans & Tshirt on Monday. I have to milk it as long as I can before I have to drag out the jeans and leggings full time! I now have a mini-vacation on the schedule! My OLD group of girlfriends (from the late 70s) are going to Palm Springs the first weekend of December for 4 days. It's my first weekend of work, but nothing happens then so I'm going to take it off. It's kind of a bittersweet trip, though. We always went to Palm Springs for a weekend before Memorial Day to get our "base tan" going before our trip to the Colorado River. As we got much older, we've changed locations and times but we managed to get some of us together. One of our BFFs started early stages of dementia last year so we wanted to be sure we get at least one more trip in together. Palm Springs is close to all but 2 of us, so they can drive an hour or so there. We'll just wing it on what we do, depending on how she feels and what she can do. At our age, just sitting in a lounge chair and chatting is exciting. I bought flights last night. Dang - it's twice as expensive to fly SLC-PSP as it is for my one friend to fly DEN-SLC!!! Only 3 flights/day nonstop (1.5 hours), otherwise it takes 6+ hours or overnight connections in Seattle!!! And, that's still expensive. If you are interested in shopping Woolx goodies - a 15% off everything sale this weekend. OOTD: a Tshirt and my denim shorts. Nothing going on today except putting out some last-minute Halloween decorations on my tree and patio.

It's been shorts & Tshirt afternoons this week. Indian Summer. Nice to get a good last bit of warmth and sunny days. If anyone is looking for some warmer leg wear but don't want yet another pair of leggings, Woolx now has a pair of straight-leg pants, the Ellie. Same material as the Stella leggings. I got my usual size M, but found them way too big in the waist (they were bigger than the M in my Stella leggings). I exchanged for a S and they are now perfect. I had to laugh though - I haven't worn a S in anything since my Senior Year in High School!! If you are doing a Fall or Winter trip, they could be a nice choice, as you can wear them very casual or spiff them up with a nice top and a sweater or jacket. Make packing easier!

My condolences to you and Les and family. I'm really bad at trying to say something. Just know my heart dropped when I read your message. Take care 😿

If you have Armando al Pantheon on your list, be sure you make your reservation as soon as possible. This is definitely NOT a walk-in place.

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Afternoon all! I'm embarrassed to say I went to take a nap at 4pm last night and woke up at 7am this morning!!! I think it's my leftover Long Covid. Every once in awhile I really crash. Cynthia - I think there was a pro-Palestine demonstration in Istanbul. I think I caught a blip on TV that mentioned a bunch of cities that had demonstrations. Melody - nice homecoming pics. The date looks like some of the dates my grand-nieces had - the right jeans, the buckle, the hat. I mean, their high school actually has a "Drive your Tractor to School" day and the kids all bring it. Well, after The Big Sleep, I'm not worth doing much today. I did go out to the market to buy 1/2&1/2, milk and yogurt first thing since I had none of it to use for breakfast. So, my OOTD is jeans, long sleeve Tshirt, Cotopaxi Hybrid vest and a baseball hat. I blended right in with everyone - we all must have had a bad night!!

I am a kitchenware freak, I think, That's what got me started at C&B. Then I got an IKEA nearby and started there, too. I'm kind of eclectic in my stuff (I think the old Hippie Lady in me). I really got into IKEA when the now-ex and I bought the vacation house in Scottsdale, AZ. The prices were right for vacation furniture. Except I did get the dining table at C&B: a fantastic table that is 3x6 of pecan top with flat black painted legs. BUT, it opens up to become a 6x6 table on it's own, no leaves. It was perfect for the house - small 80% of the time, but could open it up when family showed up. I still have it here at home - my very small dining area fits it as 6x6 perfectly. I did buy a bag of meatballs and potatoes at IKEA, too. Had to swear off the lingonberries (too much sugar). They were out of the gravy, though. Always good to toss a few in the microwave for a dinner.

Lois - I've bought furniture to potato peelers at IKEA. I call it a poor man's Crate & Barrel. Some things I don't want to spend a lot of money on so I'll check IKEA. My kitchen island and chairs are from IKEA. But, my dining room table & chairs are from C&B. Storage & organization things I'll get at IKEA. What can I say?? Toblerone - chili crunch should be available in Australia. It's an Asian condiment. It really is good. Cynthia - all those people dumping off those ships to a little port are what scares me most about cruising. At least you could just relax on the ship and avoid the herd! It's cold and rainy today. Just getting up to mid 40s today. Will probably see a little snow tonight. ugh. I'm just not ready for it. OOTD: jeans and a sweatshirt and, when I go to the Post Office, I'll add my Patagonia rain shell. I knew when I bought it in April before my Alaska cruise that I'd be getting use out of it at home!

My vax card is just inside my passport wallet, just like my yellow fever/malaria card. Not a big deal to have it.

Be sure to hit up the Prime Days sale today and tomorrow. Some good things for travel are there on sale. Went down to Ikea yesterday. Man, that place is like TJ's to me!!! I got the wooden crates I wanted to organize the top of my kitchen island. There was a wine rack that works in the spot on my kitchen floor that I bought. A new bathroom mat for in front of my sink. Another pillow for my bed. New oven mitts. Batteries. Bag clips. A Christmas Gnome. Meatballs. I had to stop myself!!! I suddenly remembered why I don't go there often!!! To add to the shopping "pain", since I was down in the Valley, I stopped by TJ's and picked up more Lobster Bisque, cranberry goat cheese, some pre-made salads. Probably the first time I left under $100. Weather was wild - it was upper 40s here when I left and when I left the Valley it was 82 down there. Tomorrow we have a Winter Storm Advisory!!!!!

Sparta!!! Exciting!! The chili crunch is made by all sorts of folks. The first one I knew about was by Momofuku But the one from TJ's is excellent, too, and easily half the price. I need to put some in my eggs sometime, but I'm in love with putting Chipotle sauce on them! OOTD: long sleeve Tshirt under my overalls, pink hightops. My Sweaty Betty cammo pink/green fleece jacket is on top until it warms up into the 50s.

Let's make it a triple on the tuna! Seared tuna! Yes! For Israel, I just hope that the innocent civilians in Gaza can make it to the beach/shoreline in time. There really isn't any other place for them to try to evacuate there. No power, gas, food - it's going to be rough for them. Now, please note I said "innocent civilians". Been doing some more work in the kitchen. Clearing out the very old spices, trying to make some room for other things. Moving my cookware that I've had since the 90s into storage in the garage so I have room for my new My Place stuff that currently just sits on the stove. I really love that stuff. I just need to buy a small vertical storage rack for the few bottles of wine that I keep in the kitchen to take them off the counter (they lay down, not standing up, to keep the cork moist). There's a system on Amazon that I like: I'm going to wait until the Prime Member days this week to see if there's a discount before I buy. And, I may go to Ikea this week down in the South End of the Valley to buy some storage things to put on my little island to make all the food stuff I keep on there looking a little more neat. It's hard to dress right now - 40s in the morning to 70s in the afternoon. Still not cold enough to be comfortable wearing one of my sweatshirts when I go out for the day. Have to go with Tshirt and then a zip jacket to start. House is in the low 50s when I wake up and maybe 61 when I go to bed at night so it's definitely sweatshirt time in the house all day. Food thing: if you like hummus and you like spicy, I have something new for you. TJ's have a hummus that has a big dollop of Chili Onion Crunch in the middle of the container. Soooo good!!! I don't mix it up, but I put a scoop of the hummus on my Pita chip then dip it into the Crunch. I'll be able to make this at home myself with plain hummus and add some from my jar of Chili Onion Crunch. The Crunch you can find just about everywhere now. I like to use it on my potstickers and rice noodles.

Always good insurance!! As for the leg - after surgery in the US and a year of rehab, I can do everything but ski. The lower leg and ankle ended up a little skewed to the left. Made trying to ski a little tough because it wouldn't go straight. But otherwise, it's workable. Bad experiences - nothing worth mentioning. I'm a no real hard plans kind of traveler and I just roll with the flow. Poor people this past week who had issues due to that little earthquake around Naples...

Lois - good to hear the water culprit has been found and fixed! Keep that box fan on! I see leaks at the condos all the time - we bring in ServePro and they use those big fans. I wonder if a Damp Rid would help - I see them advertised to help get rid of mustiness. I think they sell at stores with cleaners and such. Cynthia - yay for reaching Venice. You had nice looking dessert there! Did you pay a "premium" for eating on the Piazza? My power went out last night around 11pm and didn't come on until 4am!! Most of us in the neighborhood didn't care since it was bedtime. Just in case, I brought out my headlamp and camping lights. My iPhone had enough juice to use for some soothing music to fall asleep. Woke up to snow on the hills a mile away. OOTD: an Athleta sweatshirt hoodie and an old pair of sweatpants,

Gee, I was going to say my one bad experience in Italy was when I shattered my leg while hiking the vineyard trails in Montalcino. At least my window view from my hospital room in Siena was pretty...

Lois - the leak could be on the sprinkler line and is affecting both coming into your closet and eventually dripping out the sprinkler. I've seen a bunch of different leaks happen at my work condos. Good luck with getting fixed! A very gray and rainy day here today. Clouds really low, too - I couldn't see the hills a mile away. I actually had to have some lights on in the house still at 9am. At least it's cooled off to the mid-40s today and tomorrow. No chili for me today. I bought a pack of seasoned chicken thighs at TJs that I need to bake off. I will use them several ways over the next few days.

recovery is a b!tch. One moment you're up and the next you're on the floor. Patience for both of you! Lois thank you for mentioning switching out the box!! I would probably be still watching on my MacBook.

remember: tonight is Jose Andreś and Family on CNN. So happy my TV is working again for this. I'm off to my kitchen to make some gazpacho to eat while watching 😸