I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.

Trip highlights were at the beginning and end of the tour: Beginning:
had my diamond tennis bracelet removed from my wrist at Windsor Castle -
just keep your remarks to yourself about my wearing it in the first
place, OK? O K ??)

End: Went to the top of the Eiffel Tower on our last night before
heading homeward. We were on board when they lit it. Spectacular view
of the city.

AND encountered 4 young Slovaks there - they were with a singing group
and two were singing a song. At first I thought po Russky and the young
woman just smiled. I listened more and asked, "Slovensko?" She nodded.
I chatted them up and we sang a song together. How cool is THAT?

Best Treatment by Staff in French Hotel: Being upgraded to a corner
room with balcony after first going to my previously-assigned closet -
er, room - but to discover that it was already occupied. I looked in
the shower for the guy but he wasn't there. Dammit. Foiled again.

Best Souvenir: A tote bag from Monet's gardens in Giverny - it is
quite beautiful. And the two small butter dishes I stole from two
restaurants.

Best Gift: A 750ml bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Domaine de
Bournissac) and some homemade soaps from Mme. Charlet.

Best Man: Messr. Charlet. He and Anne took me to a dingy restaurant
supply store where Julia Child is purported to have traded. Tres cool
and off the tourist routes. I purchased only two things. When Anne had
to split for another appointment, her charming husband accompanied me to
the Galerie Lafayette for a bit of shopping. It was an act of
generosity, compassion, and kindness on his part. I popped for lunch
atop the Galerie Lafayette as an expression of my gratitude.

Stories and pictures will appear on my webpage sometime in the future.
I have 700MB of photos to sort through. Le Chapeau de Cornichon was
photographed everywhere. :-)

OB Food: Ohyeah!
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 9 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:20:30 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.

Welcome back. What a lovely trip, except for that bracelet thing.
>
>OB Food: Ohyeah!

Do tell.

modom

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Stories and pictures will appear on my webpage sometime in the future.
> I have 700MB of photos to sort through. Le Chapeau de Cornichon was
> photographed everywhere. :-)

I can't wait, and it sounded like such a fun trip. I assume they
returned your bracelet on the way out?

nancy

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.
>
Welcome back!

> Trip highlights were at the beginning and end of the tour: Beginning:
> had my diamond tennis bracelet removed from my wrist at Windsor
> Castle - just keep your remarks to yourself about my wearing it in
> the first place, OK? O K ??)
>
Don't they have enough jewels at Windsor Castle already?! <G>

> End: Went to the top of the Eiffel Tower on our last night before
> heading homeward. We were on board when they lit it. Spectacular
> view of the city.
>
Sounds cool, but I have a spectacular fear of heights

> AND encountered 4 young Slovaks there - they were with a singing group
> and two were singing a song. At first I thought po Russky and the
> young woman just smiled. I listened more and asked, "Slovensko?"
> She nodded. I chatted them up and we sang a song together. How cool
> is THAT?
>
How fun! Very cool indeed!

> Best Treatment by Staff in French Hotel: Being upgraded to a corner
> room with balcony after first going to my previously-assigned closet -
> er, room - but to discover that it was already occupied. I looked in
> the shower for the guy but he wasn't there. Dammit. Foiled again.
>
LOL With your luck he'd have been a rather ugly man sporting lots of body
hair. Count your blessings

> Best Souvenir: A tote bag from Monet's gardens in Giverny - it is
> quite beautiful. And the two small butter dishes I stole from two
> restaurants.
>
Ah ha! So you steal from restaurants! (teasing) I'm sure they expect as
much from us silly Americans.

> Best Gift: A 750ml bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Domaine de
> Bournissac) and some homemade soaps from Mme. Charlet.
>
> Best Man: Messr. Charlet. He and Anne took me to a dingy restaurant
> supply store where Julia Child is purported to have traded. Tres cool
> and off the tourist routes. I purchased only two things. When Anne
> had to split for another appointment, her charming husband
> accompanied me to the Galerie Lafayette for a bit of shopping. It
> was an act of generosity, compassion, and kindness on his part. I
> popped for lunch atop the Galerie Lafayette as an expression of my
> gratitude.
>
> Stories and pictures will appear on my webpage sometime in the future.
> I have 700MB of photos to sort through. Le Chapeau de Cornichon was
> photographed everywhere. :-)
>
> OB Food: Ohyeah!

Sounds like a wonderful time!

Barb, please email me, I need to pick your brain. I'm going to be in
Minneapolis on Friday for the Stone Arch Festival and I would like your
input on some things

Jill

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.

<snip>

Welcome home - Now go back.....

LOL

Dimitri

In article >,
says...
> I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.
>
Welcome back. So sorry to hear about your bracelet, but it sounds like
you didn't let it interfere with having a wonderful time on the rest of
your trip. I'll look forward to seeing your pics once you upload them to
your site.

By the way, I made your mango-strawberry-kiwi jam while you were away -
absolutely to *LIVE* for. I've been giving the jars as gifts but I think
I'm going to hoard the rest of them. Either that or make another batch -
I've got a big orchard picking-jam making session scheduled for two weeks
from now, so it will depend on what's available at the orchards. But
thanks for sharing that recipe - it was (is) a definite winner.

--
Donna
A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist hopes they are.

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:20:30 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.
>
>Trip highlights were at the beginning and end of the tour: Beginning:
>had my diamond tennis bracelet removed from my wrist at Windsor Castle -
>just keep your remarks to yourself about my wearing it in the first
>place, OK? O K ??)

What? Do you mean it was confiscated? It's dangerous or something?
I've never heard of this before, but I definitely need diamonds that
are big enough to qualify as weapons.

Tara

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.
>


Welcome back! I wondered when we'd hear from you.

Sorry about the bracelet but it sounds as though the rest
of the trip made up for it.

gloria p

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.
>
> Trip highlights were at the beginning and end of the tour: Beginning:
> had my diamond tennis bracelet removed from my wrist at Windsor Castle -
> just keep your remarks to yourself about my wearing it in the first
> place, OK? O K ??)
>
> End: Went to the top of the Eiffel Tower on our last night before
> heading homeward. We were on board when they lit it. Spectacular view
> of the city.
>
> AND encountered 4 young Slovaks there - they were with a singing group
> and two were singing a song. At first I thought po Russky and the young
> woman just smiled. I listened more and asked, "Slovensko?" She nodded.
> I chatted them up and we sang a song together. How cool is THAT?
>
> Best Treatment by Staff in French Hotel: Being upgraded to a corner
> room with balcony after first going to my previously-assigned closet -
> er, room - but to discover that it was already occupied. I looked in
> the shower for the guy but he wasn't there. Dammit. Foiled again.
>
> Best Souvenir: A tote bag from Monet's gardens in Giverny - it is
> quite beautiful. And the two small butter dishes I stole from two
> restaurants.
>
> Best Gift: A 750ml bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Domaine de
> Bournissac) and some homemade soaps from Mme. Charlet.
>
> Best Man: Messr. Charlet. He and Anne took me to a dingy restaurant
> supply store where Julia Child is purported to have traded. Tres cool
> and off the tourist routes. I purchased only two things. When Anne had
> to split for another appointment, her charming husband accompanied me to
> the Galerie Lafayette for a bit of shopping. It was an act of
> generosity, compassion, and kindness on his part. I popped for lunch
> atop the Galerie Lafayette as an expression of my gratitude.
>
> Stories and pictures will appear on my webpage sometime in the future.
> I have 700MB of photos to sort through. Le Chapeau de Cornichon was
> photographed everywhere. :-)
>
> OB Food: Ohyeah!
> --
> -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.



Welcome home Barb! Alexis said to tell you, she's glad you had a great time
and she hopes she can see you this year.
Me, I'm glad you had a great time too!

kimberly

In article >,
wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:20:30 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.
> >
> >Trip highlights were at the beginning and end of the tour: Beginning:
> >had my diamond tennis bracelet removed from my wrist at Windsor Castle -
> >just keep your remarks to yourself about my wearing it in the first
> >place, OK? O K ??)
>
> What? Do you mean it was confiscated?

It was stolen.

> It's dangerous or something? I've never heard of this before, but I
> definitely need diamonds that are big enough to qualify as weapons.


That'd be the Crown Jewels. :-)

> Tara
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 9 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.
>
> Trip highlights were at the beginning and end of the tour: Beginning:
> had my diamond tennis bracelet removed from my wrist at Windsor Castle -
> just keep your remarks to yourself about my wearing it in the first
> place, OK? O K ??)
>
> End: Went to the top of the Eiffel Tower on our last night before
> heading homeward. We were on board when they lit it. Spectacular view
> of the city.
>
> AND encountered 4 young Slovaks there - they were with a singing group
> and two were singing a song. At first I thought po Russky and the young
> woman just smiled. I listened more and asked, "Slovensko?" She nodded.
> I chatted them up and we sang a song together. How cool is THAT?
>
> Best Treatment by Staff in French Hotel: Being upgraded to a corner
> room with balcony after first going to my previously-assigned closet -
> er, room - but to discover that it was already occupied. I looked in
> the shower for the guy but he wasn't there. Dammit. Foiled again.
>
> Best Souvenir: A tote bag from Monet's gardens in Giverny - it is
> quite beautiful. And the two small butter dishes I stole from two
> restaurants.
>
> Best Gift: A 750ml bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Domaine de
> Bournissac) and some homemade soaps from Mme. Charlet.
>
> Best Man: Messr. Charlet. He and Anne took me to a dingy restaurant
> supply store where Julia Child is purported to have traded. Tres cool
> and off the tourist routes. I purchased only two things. When Anne had
> to split for another appointment, her charming husband accompanied me to
> the Galerie Lafayette for a bit of shopping. It was an act of
> generosity, compassion, and kindness on his part. I popped for lunch
> atop the Galerie Lafayette as an expression of my gratitude.
>
> Stories and pictures will appear on my webpage sometime in the future.
> I have 700MB of photos to sort through. Le Chapeau de Cornichon was
> photographed everywhere. :-)
>
> OB Food: Ohyeah!
> --
> -Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
> Only 9 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
> big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
> gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

What a great trip (except the bracelet part). I'll be going to London next
summer, for the first time and can't wait.

Welcome back

Suzan

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:03:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>> What? Do you mean it was confiscated?
>
>It was stolen.

Did they do one of those 'slight of hand, slip it off your wrist
without you knowing' type things?

That sucks


Denise, Brian & Wyatt (May 31, 02)

A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...
A true friend will be sitting next to you saying,
"Damn...that was fun!"

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> > What? Do you mean it was confiscated?
>
> It was stolen.

OH!!! For some reason I thought it was some kind of security thing.
(laugh) So I take it the bracelet wasn't returned on your way out.
I was so puzzled why it was taken. Gotcha. I'm sorry to hear that.

nancy

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:03:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:20:30 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.
>> >
>> >Trip highlights were at the beginning and end of the tour: Beginning:
>> >had my diamond tennis bracelet removed from my wrist at Windsor Castle -
>> >just keep your remarks to yourself about my wearing it in the first
>> >place, OK? O K ??)
>>
>> What? Do you mean it was confiscated?
>
>It was stolen.

Oh, that stinks. I'm sorry about that.

Tara

In article >, Denise~*
> wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:03:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >> What? Do you mean it was confiscated?
> >
> >It was stolen.
>
> Did they do one of those 'slight of hand, slip it off your wrist
> without you knowing' type things?
>
> That sucks

I sure didn't know. Noticed when I crawled into the sack that night
(some 12 hours later than when I now suspect it was stolen) and was
pulling up the covers and saw my bare left wrist. My nephew says it's a
two-person job: a jostle from one on the opposite side of body where
target is located, to attract one's attention to that side. Where
target is located (in this case my left wrist), the safety lock is
broken (snapped) off at its hinge and item removed by undoing regular
catch. All very quickly and most certainly with skill so as to avoid
detection. Nephew remarked that if (in this case) bracelet is worn on
watch wrist, there's still weight on the wrist so that theft is not
immediately noticed. Puke.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 9 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, Denise~*
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:03:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>> What? Do you mean it was confiscated?
>>>
>>> It was stolen.
>>
>> Did they do one of those 'slight of hand, slip it off your wrist
>> without you knowing' type things?
>>
>> That sucks
>
> I sure didn't know. Noticed when I crawled into the sack that night
> (some 12 hours later than when I now suspect it was stolen) and was
> pulling up the covers and saw my bare left wrist. My nephew says
> it's a two-person job: a jostle from one on the opposite side of
> body where target is located, to attract one's attention to that
> side. Where target is located (in this case my left wrist), the
> safety lock is broken (snapped) off at its hinge and item removed by
> undoing regular catch. All very quickly and most certainly with
> skill so as to avoid detection.

Ah yes, they taught this technique in the old film, "Oliver Twist". Barb,
I'm very sorry you lost the bracelet. But look at it this way, could have
been an out and out mugging where they knocked you down on the street (not
caring about bodily injury) and made off with your purse or fanny pack or
whatever you had.

Or, they could have kidnapped you! Put you in a van, whisked you off to
some unknown dark, dingy location and interrogated you for hours on end
trying to get you to give up your JAM recipes! (wink)

All's well that ends well. A bracelet can be replaced. Barb Schaller
cannot.

Jill

>I sure didn't know. Noticed when I crawled into the sack that night
>(some 12 hours later than when I now suspect it was stolen) and was
>pulling up the covers and saw my bare left wrist. My nephew says it's a
>two-person job: a jostle from one on the opposite side of body where
>target is located, to attract one's attention to that side. Where
>target is located (in this case my left wrist), the safety lock is
>broken (snapped) off at its hinge and item removed by undoing regular
>catch. All very quickly and most certainly with skill so as to avoid
>detection. Nephew remarked that if (in this case) bracelet is worn on
>watch wrist, there's still weight on the wrist so that theft is not
>immediately noticed. Puke.

Yuck. If it's expensive enough, you could probably ask your insurance
about it.


Denise, Brian & Wyatt (May 31, 02)

A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...
A true friend will be sitting next to you saying,
"Damn...that was fun!"

jmcquown wrote:

> Or, they could have kidnapped you! Put you in a van, whisked you off to
> some unknown dark, dingy location and interrogated you for hours on end
> trying to get you to give up your JAM recipes! (wink)

I hear they have this really tall tower nearby. They lock you up
for the rest of your life. Thank goodness Barb got out of there
AT ALL.

nancy

In article >, Denise~*
> wrote:

> >I sure didn't know. Noticed when I crawled into the sack that night
> >(some 12 hours later than when I now suspect it was stolen) and was
> >pulling up the covers and saw my bare left wrist. My nephew says it's a
> >two-person job: a jostle from one on the opposite side of body where
> >target is located, to attract one's attention to that side. Where
> >target is located (in this case my left wrist), the safety lock is
> >broken (snapped) off at its hinge and item removed by undoing regular
> >catch. All very quickly and most certainly with skill so as to avoid
> >detection. Nephew remarked that if (in this case) bracelet is worn on
> >watch wrist, there's still weight on the wrist so that theft is not
> >immediately noticed. Puke.
>
> Yuck. If it's expensive enough, you could probably ask your insurance
> about it.

I'm working on the paperwork.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 8 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

In article >, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >, Denise~*
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:03:01 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> >> > wrote:

> > My nephew says
> > it's a two-person job: a jostle from one on the opposite side of
> > body where target is located, to attract one's attention to that
> > side. Where target is located (in this case my left wrist), the
> > safety lock is broken (snapped) off at its hinge and item removed
> > by undoing regular catch. All very quickly and most certainly with
> > skill so as to avoid detection.

>
> Ah yes, they taught this technique in the old film, "Oliver Twist".

So I've been told. :-)
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am updated 5/30/04.
Only 8 days until my birthday. "Shop early, shop often, shop
big." Good gin and cheap chocolate preferred. Or is it cheap
gin and good chocolate? I can never remember. . . .

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:20:30 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> arranged random neurons, so they looked
like this:

>I'm ba-a-a-ack! Got home late Monday night. Ooh-la-la.

<snip of good travelogue>

Welcome home, girlie. Glad you had a good time. The NG hasn't been the
same. Quiet, y'know <vbg>

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"Regime Change Begins At Home."

To reply, remove replace "spaminator" with "cox"