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We’re in St. Louis—–postscript Hendel’s Restaurant in Florissant
How could I forget to tell you about Hendel’s in Florissant? Remember we went to that dear old French town to look for antiques. And we remembered that we used to have lunch at Hendel’s. This is a long standing … Continue reading
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Tagged blueberry cheesecake, Florissant, Hendel's Restaurant, Lia, St. Louis
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We’re in St. Louis! part V last two restaurants
On the last morning we went to the Creve Coeur library known as Thornhill. That’s where my old book club met—-where I borrowed lots and lots of books. It was very busy. After that we drove the “long” way —that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bar Italia, Florissant, Manee Thai, St. Louis, The Chase Park Plaza Hotel, The Tenderloin Room
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We’re in St. Louis! part four—more restaurants/shopping
Yea!!! one of our favorite memories!!!! This restaurant is located in the University City area of St. Louis and has such a great lunch buffet! We must have gone there a thousand times when we lived in STL. There are … Continue reading
We’re in St. Louis! part three: Paul Manno’s Cafe and more
This is the new beautiful intersection at Creve Coeur in St. Louis MO. When we left in 2003, work had just begun. Now it’s lovely with floral plantings –in fact, many of the streets in St. Louis have nice garden … Continue reading
A Little Art from St. Louis
St. Louis is a wonderful city! It has a symphony orchestra, the MUNY theater, the Fox theater, the Rams, the Cardinals, a zoo, science museum, and the beautiful art museum. The museum is part of Forest Park where you could … Continue reading
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Tagged art museum, Bertoia, Boathouse, Forest Park, Gauguin, St. Louis, van Gogh, Vuillard, Zorn
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We’re in St. Louis! part two – Yellowstone Café
The first thing we did on Wednesday morning was . . .look for buttons! I had been invited to visit a “button lady” and we found her pleasant neighborhood and I found some great buttons. (more on this in another … Continue reading
D’Artagnan Goes Out to Dinner
You know I’m reading The Three Musketeers this summer, right? I’m about halfway through. It’s good! And there are some funny almost-laugh-out-loud parts. Almost. To brush up, there’s the hero, D’Artagnan from Gascony– and he goes to Paris to make his way … Continue reading