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MOVIE NIGHT: Elizabeth – The Golden Age

Posted on June 4, 2016 by admin

Elizabeth: The Golden Age, 2007 Found it streaming at Netflix, a reminder that our medieval trip starting in London and continuing to Spain is coming soon 🙂

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MOVIE: A Dog of Flanders

Posted on May 21, 2016 by admin

A Dog of Flanders (1999) Poor but happy, young Nello and his grandfather live alone, delivering milk as a livelihood, in the outskirts of Antwerp, a city in Flanders (the Flemish or Dutch-speaking part of modern-day Belgium). They discover a … Continue reading →

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MOVIE: L’enquête corse

Posted on April 10, 2016 by admin

The corsican affair (L’Enquete corse) (English Subtitled) For the detective Jack Palmer, finding Ange Leoni to give him documents concerning property he’s inherited is just another job, and a straightforward one at that. But it turns out that Leoni lives … Continue reading →

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DESTINATION: Asilomar Anniversary

Posted on April 3, 2016 by admin

Short, anniversary weekend at Asilomar State Beach. Finally 🙂 We had booked rooms at Best Western Inn & Suites and Rosedale Inn, both nice in their own way, but fell in love with Asilomar!

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MOVIE NIGHT: A Brilliant Young Mind

Posted on March 26, 2016 by admin

A Brilliant Young Mind (2015) A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

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MOVIE NIGHT: My Best Friend

Posted on March 4, 2016 by admin

My Best Friend (English Subtitled) Daniel Auteuil, Dany Boon, Patrice Leconte

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BOOK: Marguerite Makes a Book

Posted on March 1, 2016 by admin
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MOVIE NIGHT: Donkey Skin

Posted on February 18, 2016 by admin

Donkey Skin by Jacques Demy Jacques Demy’s ode to the classic fairy tale by 17th Century author Charles Perrault (Cinderella) comes to life with breathtaking brilliance.

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DAY TRIP: Salinas – Carmel

Posted on February 15, 2016 by admin

A short stop in Salinas revealed a few more or less known, nevertheless interesting, destinations for which we’ll come back on a longer visit: Hat in Three Stages of Landing National Steinbeck Center More on the travel list: John Steinbeck … Continue reading →

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ASIAN ART MUSEUM: Looking East

Posted on January 23, 2016 by admin
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