We’re not in Kansas any more Toto
Huddled around our Godin heating stove during our first French blizzard, this seems like a nice time to write about …
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European economic secrets
The economy. It is in the news and dominating politics. The U.S. economy. The European economy. Greece. Spain. France. Germany. …
Stars and Stripes
Today was a good day to fly the American flag on Hoop Doet Leven. We’d wondered what flag to fly. …
Floating through Champagne
We’ve spent the past week floating through Champagne, leaving the rural Ardennes, home of dairy farms, forests and villages so …
Disaster … and recovery
Catastrophe (in French with a silent “e”). Morning in Pagny-sur-Meuse, a tiny ville with only the barest essentials: a pharmacy, …
The audacity of Hoop
Three nights on Hoop Doet Leven in Toul and we feel as if our bargee chops are surfacing. The transition …
On a barge in France 