The balmy temperatures of last weekend allowed for a respite on my back patio, which led to a memorable flashback to a late spring trip several years ago to a nice address in the city of Conques in France’s Southern Pyrenees.
A retired French journalist whose flat in Paris became my home away from home on summer trips to the City of Lights, Francois Pelou was always the consummate host. He traveled the world. He knew kings, heads of state, and global personalities such as opera singer Maria Calas. He interviewed Lyndon Johnson, one-on-one when LBJ was President.