This year the festival EUROPAfest hosted nine days of jazz culminating with a rather amazing gala by the winners of…
People Inspo: Robert Marchand, record-setter cyclist at 105
I was watching TV one evening and saw a documentary that included a short interview with Robert Marchand. The old…
Etnotique Photo Exhibit of Romanian Folk Costumes at University Square in Bucharest
A few days ago I was walking in downtown Bucharest, enjoying the honeyed scent of linden blossoms, along with various…
Quick & Easy Recipe: Yummy Gluten-Free Breadsticks with Super Fluffy Texture
I was trying to make bagels, but the dough became too hydrated and sticky (gluten-free flour blends are tricky when…
TT: Snack on cherry tomatoes instead of larger ones
If you don’t enjoy eating dishes with tomato sauce or paste because of acid reflux (which, I found in my…
OPG: Restaurant Providing Blankets for Its Customers
Today’s One Pleasant Gesture post is about a restaurant in Bucharest’s Old Town offering blankets to its guests. After the…
Of Art: Claude Monet, Poppy Field near Argenteuil (1873)
I was browsing through a small album with paintings from the Musée D’Orsay and fell under the spell of this…
Quick & Easy Recipe: Supremely Good GF Pepperoni Pizza
I wanted to leave this post for tomorrow, but I’ve tried this new GF pizza crust recipe today and the…
Wishes from Children to Their Dad for Father’s Day Cards, and More
Father’s Day is coming up on June 20 in the US and I imagine many people are scrambling for the…
Some Brief Notes on Marine Life in Coral Reefs, and a Few Puzzles
Today is World Oceans Day. A quick visit to the United Nations page about it informs us that oceans produce…
