Warm holiday wishes to family, friends, and Tales and Travel followers. Thank you for reading, commenting and inspiring me to continue this venture.

We will join our friend Cindy Egolf today (Christmas Eve) for lunch across the border in Italy. Cindy is an orchestra conductor. Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8FERvEZeak She is awesome.
For Christmas, it’s just us and the cats. I will try something very French: Pigeon, a challenging experiment. I have been researching recipes. And, I will make pumpkin pie for Bob, his favorite.
I had hoped to go to nearby Monaco for a serious Christmas décor photo shoot, but that did not happen. Not to worry. The decorations will still be there, so maybe I will make it for a pre New Year’s photo shoot. Stay tuned. Meanwhile, here are a few random holiday shots. I had a quick preview of Monaco’s decorations on an outing to attend an opera there, but I only had the phone camera. They deserve better.
Wherever, whatever you celebrate, make it fun and delicious.




Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Joyeux Noel. Buon Natale. Frohe Weihnachten — Bob and Leah

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No new recipe this time, but there are plenty on my recipe page. Have a look, column at right.
