Valentine’s Day is my favorite holiday. It’s been about 20 years since I lost track of the commercialized must-have-a-soulmate to...

The only reason I thought I’d have to visit the French Post Office, would be to buy stamps for mailing postcards. That – the postcards -...

It’s likely that no one else – that I know of – would do a trip to France the way I’ve done it. Perhaps no one else would spend their...

For a couple of weeks now I have been swooning over French cooking magazines. They’re brimming with so many recipes, all of which I want...

When I was in Paris, I deliberately held back from dining out often. I tried it a couple of times, and maybe because it was Paris – the...

Pinterest and I once spent a lot of time together. I popped back over there this lazy Sunday morning. Not surprisingly, lots of pins...

Something I’ve realized about my time in France – and not surprising at all to me - is that my days and weeks, are centered around food....

In Bayeux, dogs are allowed in cafes, and some spend their days in their persons’ stores. They’re made to feel very welcome when they...

2 Fevrier (February) is National Crepes Day in France, how fabulous is that! The foto above was a gift from my neighbor, Chef Justine -...

This was a very interesting time to come and explore the exquisite city of Bayeux, in France’s Normandie region. This is all on me, by...

New Year’s Day 2023 was a Sunday and I spent it doing what I do best on Sundays – nothing. Season 3 of Emily in Paris was now on Netflix,...

The last of my French Christmas stories is about the very end of my December 2022, in Paris. Renata’s mama Nani had been in Indonesia...

Before the Flunch story lands here, the foto above (j’adore! - with Antoine, Renata, Pierre, Marinette, and me) is the day after...

French Christmas morning, day, and night – did not disappoint! Renata burst into my room first thing in the morning, which made my heart...

Having said my prayers, packed my bags to absolutely include my fresh-baked lemon-lavender madeleines, watched the Christmas episodes of...

Bastille is one of my favorite arrondissements in Paris. I spent time there with Antoine on a very sunny Saturday in April 2007, and I’ve...

The Friday morning before I left on my Christmas trip, I had my usual appointment at my window table at Pilo’s, after which I had my hair...

Something that apparently happens each Christmas, is that the trains go on strike in France. I had just bought a first-class seat to...

These three loves were the team that own and cared for my Paris apartment. This foto is the view from my living room window and my...

To be a writer in Paris felt like a call from the divine to me – thanks in part to the personal anecdotes of Sarah Ban Breathnach, one of...