The Basilica of Brioude

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

The Extraordinary Ordinary

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

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

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

Before we were test driving towns to possibly move to, we weren’t venturing far from Paris. We were all about … More

My sister sent me the classic George Carlin bit about STUFF. (Yes, all caps. We’re talking of the stuff that … More

Sometimes I like randomness in practice, other times only in theory. I have this idea that one day I will … More