I’m walking around in a fog of uncertainty and that’s how I like it. I’m a woman of mystery! Suspense!…
The Big Scram Plan
Oh, let me wax poetic about the excitement of sorting, of reducing things to essentials. Leaving behind the superfluous. The…
What would Alexandra David Néel do?
We’ve come to upper Provence, primarily to visit Alexandra David Néel’s house in Digne-les-Bains. If I’d been paying attention, this…
The Ardeche and Chauvet cave
As you well know, I don’t need much excuse to get out the door. However, as we are smack between…
Where I’ve been and where I’m not going
Yes, I’ve let the blog languish. Again. And that’s ok, things run their course. There’s not been much to report,…
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…
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…
There’s no place like gone
A friend asked me at a party if there’s anywhere in the world I dream of living. I couldn’t answer.…
Anywhere there’s friends
Oh hey. I’ve been meaning to write, but who’s got the time? We’ve been happily and frequently jaunting here, there,…
No Exit
It’s been a while. Let’s seen, where was I? Oh yeah: Malaga, Seville, Faro, Lisbon, Sintra, Nîmes, Aix-en-Provence… Things have…
The Let's Get Lost Game 