On soup and being rude

Did you know you can’t find pre-made chicken soup in France? No broth either. And it’s not terribly common to…

Home and Away

Newton’s first law of motion: a body at rest tends to remain at rest; a body in motion tends to…

I love that I have a record here of my hare-brained ideas, so I can go back and see what…

The tale can now be told. Who knew it would take this long? The story, in its entirety: Late March…

Cantal excursion, day 3. We’d seen beautiful towns and had eaten very, very well. How much better could one trip…

August is the cruelest month. Our new home in the south of France is as hot as the blazes, but…

I love good historical fiction, the kind written by historians with a knack for spinning a tale. The trouble is,…

Right now is a time to be in-between places. Neither here nor there. We’re moving, but our new apartment won’t…

We’ve been in a spin. And while I love concocting scenarios and plans, it’s been a bit much. There are…

When we’re not going places, the thing I like best is planning to go places. After that, the thing I…