What would Janus do?

I’ve gotten a few emails lately from friends reminding me that I have a blog. Coucou! 👋 I’m still here, … More

Old York

Ship’s log: York, England. It’s been almost 3 weeks since we’ve seen any meaningful sun. Morale is low. Scone and … More

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

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

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

Greetings from sunny Valencia where yes, Spanish is spoken, but the real official language appears to be Valencian. Like the … More

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But first, a shopping trip adventure! We went to an international grocery store that is in the next town over … More

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I think we all need a break from The Thing That Broke the World.* Join me, won’t you? Stick your … More

Someone recently asked what my ambitions were for this blog. I said what ambitions? I have none. The only reason … More

Mark and I swore last winter that we wouldn’t spend the following winter in Paris. Winter in Paris is great … More