Hi friends! I’ve just returned from BlogHer, and let me tell you – it was amazing. Aside from the obvious excitement of seeing blogging friends become In Real Life friends, there were also the inspiring keynote speakers, the VOTY readers, the fashion show, the incredible panels … Queen Latifah! How could it have been anything but fabulous? Not surprisingly, however,… Read More
Archives for July 2013
I’m Going to BlogHer in Chicago
I don’t think I’ve ever sat down to write a post in so tired a state – so completely devoid of words. And yet here I am feeling like I should say something. Anything! Ever felt like that? There. I went and got an apple and now I feel better. Blood sugar and all. You see, it’s just been so… Read More
St Malo
Tomorrow we head home for a week before we leave for the States (and I go to BlogHer). It will be a frenzy of laundry and weeding and re-packing and all that, but at least we have a busy and fun summer, which – except for last year – has not been the case. I wanted to share one last… Read More
Dinard
Dinard (pronounced Dee-Nar) is considered the posh place to vacation in Bretagne. It used to be a small fishing village, and in the mid-1800’s its persona changed to that of a resort. This is also the time the first English residents arrived. I don’t know though – Dinard seems sort of run down to me. Kind of like Coney Island…. Read More
You Know You’re in Bretagne When
You guys, we are having SUCH gorgeous weather, which is amazingly unusual for Bretagne. And I just thought I would give you a glimpse of what it’s like to vacation here. Of course there’s cheese after each meal … And place settings for 17 people. There are the scarves on the beach. And picnic dinners with baguettes. There is sunbathing… Read More