Nantes, and not-Nantes

Nantes had been on our list for a good long time, but that’s true of many places. What finally tipped … More

Chilling in Douarnenez, Brittany

I thought I was relaxed. We’d already spent a week on Belle Île, happy place extraordinaire. Continuing our flee-the-heat Brittany … More

A friend asked me at a party if there’s anywhere in the world I dream of living. I couldn’t answer. … More

Oh hey. I’ve been meaning to write, but who’s got the time? We’ve been happily and frequently jaunting here, there, … More

It’s been a while. Let’s seen, where was I? Oh yeah: Malaga, Seville, Faro, Lisbon, Sintra, Nîmes, Aix-en-Provence… Things have … More

Yesterday, Mark and I had “the talk”, as we are wont to do every New Year’s Eve. It’s how we … More

I recently had a big birthday, as one does if one lives long enough. I had big ideas for where … More

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

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

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