Wishing everyone a great New Year! I'm still blogging food, books, travel, and random thoughts at
In the past year, to update the travel theme -- we took three big trips: to Israel in spring, to the Pacific Northwest in autumn, and to Paris for Thanksgiving week. A brief summary in photos:
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Kiryat Ono, Israel. Passover Seder at Janet's house. |
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British Columbia, Desolation Sound. |
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Paris. Medici Fountain in the Luxembourg Gardens. |
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And here at home in Ann Arbor, I'm taking photos of street art and murals, like this one on Liberty Street. |