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

All in.

All in, as in fully committed. It can also mean very tired, which is likewise apt. We’re applying for French … More

And so it ends, not with a bang or a whimper but a flee. In our last episode, we narrowly … More

Si l’on habite près d’une gare, cela change complètement la vie. On a l’impression d’être de passage, rien n’est jamais … More

I thought I was relaxed. We’d already spent a week on Belle Île, happy place extraordinaire. Continuing our flee-the-heat Brittany … More

I recently had a big birthday, as one does if one lives long enough. I had big ideas for where … More

Newton’s first law of motion: a body at rest tends to remain at rest; a body in motion tends to … More

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I love that I have a record here of my hare-brained ideas, so I can go back and see what … More

The tale can now be told. Who knew it would take this long? The story, in its entirety: Late March … More

I love good historical fiction, the kind written by historians with a knack for spinning a tale. The trouble is, … More