Theme of the Year

We don’t make resolutions, but we do have themes. It’s a watchword or phase that we use to guide plans…

An ode to rue Oberkampf

A friend sent me a Happy Thanksgiving text, saying we probably wouldn’t be celebrating since we are newly-minted Parisians. I…

Coming from the relatively homogeneous US, I can’t get over how culture completely changes over small distances in Europe. You…

It’s our anniversary! One year of expat-hood under our belts. For a lovely bit of symmetry, we celebrated the date…

Mark is now the chief cook. While we were both working, he always worked longer hours than I did, so…

It’s official, we have re-upped for another year in France! We spent the morning handing over official paperwork to official…

We’re back in sleepy, quiet Paris after a whirlwind stateside summer. It’s been about a thousand years since I’d been…

The other day we got off the train on one of our day trips from Paris and I did a…

Before I get all chatty with my latest missive, I wanted to say thanks to all who responded to the…

I’m afraid this might be a long one. I don’t want to abuse your attention span, but I’ve realized these…