I know, I know. Such a judgy title, right? But let me give you a little background first so you don’t think I’m trying to be holier-than-thou. (Because, of course, I’m not holier-than-thou and could only try to be if that were my aim). I didn’t really grow up in a family that swore; so whenever I did, it felt… Read More
Archives for September 2014
When My Friend Dumped Me
Ooooh … friendship loss. I could tell you about my friend from college, who got all the boys I liked, binge-ate along with me (except that she threw it up and was skinny), and who “broke up with me” by saying she couldn’t be the kind of friend I needed. This was after she commiserated with me about my brother’s suicide,… Read More
The Viscount – Chapter Nine
THE VISCOUNT OF MAISONS LAFFITTE CHAPTER NINE The Viscount was seated in the comfortable library in the Town Hall – the Mairie. He was following the discussion of the committee members, while simultaneously reviewing a research document that he had brought home from work. He looked up from his papers, and took the bottle of water to unscrew the cap before filling the crystal… Read More
Nourishing My Husband
Every year we have a church service in the forest of Fontainebleau followed by a picnic. It’s a chance to spent the day together in nature. Juliet: Mom. I have nature stains on my hands. Me: Nature stains … you mean your hands are dirty? Juliet: Yeah. This year we were at the Rocher Canon. Rock Canyon. You can see… Read More
Moms, Kids & Laduree
I haven’t shared this with you yet because we left for Switzerland the following day, but I had the privilege of meeting one of my favourite bloggers on the Internet – Ameena from Fancy That, Fancy This. Only this time, she came with her daughter Maya! So of course I had to bring Juliet. My little pre-teen in my favourite… Read More
Vlog #3 Dining in France
This vlog was a labor of frustration. I recorded it earlier today, and then spent the rest of the afternoon trying to figure out how to fix a video where the audio and video are not synced. I never did get it to work, so I had to re-record it when my hair was flat and my makeup tired. Can… Read More