Way back when, I had a Tumblr, mostly for pictures of our 9 month are-we-really-going-to-do-this trip. I’d been meaning to … More
Category: Explorations
Oh, the places you used to go: Lille
A friend gave Mark the Dr. Seuss book Oh, The Places You’ll Go during a time of great uncertainty in … More
Monster Park ! Bomarzo, Italy
Occasionally on an excursion, Mark will look at me and say, Monster Park, Maer, and I’ll know exactly what he … More
The very Roman town of Nîmes, France
We don’t generally think of France as being Roman, Italy of course has that claim wrapped up. But France was … More
Road trip: Sommières, Uzès
But first, a shopping trip adventure! We went to an international grocery store that is in the next town over … More
Note to self: an experiment
I’m going to start writing more frequently, on a schedule (-ish). To see if I can write without being first … More
Road Trip: The Camargue
Pop the champagne! Mark has passed the practical portion of the French driver’s test ! After far, far too long … More
Like riding a bicycle, or getting back on the horse
It has been a long and tortuous road getting French driver’s licenses. In an absolutely unfair twist of fate, I … More
Sète, or putting the risk back in travel
I’ve sat down to write a couple of times lately, but what is there to say? Nearly the only thing … More
Let’s go to Metz! Or, we’re all armchair travelers now lo
I think we all need a break from The Thing That Broke the World.* Join me, won’t you? Stick your … More