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26 Oct ALACAZEM 2012.10.25
October 25 to November 1, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mercury, Mars and Saturn Halloween. Witches, ghosts and goblins. Things that go bump in the night. Wicked winds and swirling leaves. The crack between the worlds, the thin veil between the physical...
25 Oct SECOND CHANCE: BENNY & OLIVER
Editor’s note: It’s no secret. The Telluride region is dog heaven. Unless you are one of our furry friends who gets caught in the maw of neglect and abuse. Then heaven is on hold until Second Chance Humane Society comes to the rescue. Second Chance...
18 Oct ALACAZEM 2012.10.18
October 18 to 25, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mercury and Mars October is like the hour of twilight, when the brilliance of sunshine transitions into the dark of night. It is a time of transformation, when shadows lengthen, colors fade and...
18 Oct POSTCARDS FROM MEGEVE: COW CONTEST
There’s something new in Megéve everyday. Today, it was a cow contest. Farmers came from all over, bringing their best cows, hoping to to win the bragging rights of having the most beautiful cow in the countryside. Like a dog show, the cows were tethered in...
17 Oct TIO FRANCE: WRAPPING IT UP IN BASQUE COUNTRY
Where to stay? Check. Our post about La Deviniere in Saint-Jean-de-Luz covers that, though we failed to mention a woman named Beatrice, who runs the hotel for Bernard Carrere. Should you call for a reservation, be advised Beatrice speaks only French. But you can email:...
14 Oct TIO FRANCE: LES VIEBROCKS CHEZ MOI
Editor’s Note: John Steel’s post is not current. Clint and I are long gone from Menerbes, where we stayed for about three days. (The house limit.) John wrote the post the day after our arrival, many many bottles of wine and banquets ago. Turns out...
14 Oct FALL SUNDAY: OFF SEASON TREATS
Officially, I was supposed to do nothing. I was supposed to lie on the same couch where I had been for the past nine days and rest. And ice. And breathe. I had just had the quintessential ski town surgery, an ACL repair. This after...
11 Oct ALACAZEM 2012.10.11
October 11 to 18, 2012 Visible Planets: Morning: Venus and Jupiter Evening: Mercury and Mars *The following is taken from the first Alacazem column of 2012. I reprint it now as a forerunner of thematic posts on the upcoming Galactic Conjunction of 12.21.12. The Mystical,...