Osso Bucco is an easy, elegant recipe to serve to guests. I don’t know about you, but when I think of osso bucco, I immediately think of The Office when Michael Scott and Jan were on the last legs of their dysfunctional relationship, and they invited a bunch of people over to attend a very uncomfortable dinner, full of awkward… Read More
Archives for May 2015
Reviewing Open Boxes
Christine Organ’s Open Boxes reads a little bit like Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts. I mean, I don’t get the sense that she was influenced by Voskamp, and Organ clearly has her own style of writing (which is beautiful), but as I was reading it, I was reminded with gentle nudges to appreciate the small moments – the thousand gifts that come to one in… Read More
Book Bundle from #MomsWhoWrite
For five days (until May 30) there is a book bundle for sale where you get 7 books for $9.99. All the books are written by moms, and most of them are how-tos. My memoir is the odd-ball on this list 😉 but I was pretty excited to be included. In addition to the incredible savings, if you are a blogger,… Read More
Remembering the Soldiers of Omaha Beach
We visited Omaha Beach four years ago, and this is a condensed version of a blog post that appeared on my blog after the visit. It seemed appropriate for Memorial Day. A Germany that was humiliated and impoverished after World War I was ripe for someone as charismatic and patriotic as Adolf Hitler. On January 30, President von Hindenburg appointed Hitler… Read More
A Virtual Tour of the Louvre
Hi friends! Want to take a virtual tour of the Louvre with me? I’ll give you fair warning that we’re only visiting the 1st and 2nd floors today because we have lunch plans in the Latin Quarter. But that’s fine. It’s not a wasted trip. The Louvre is never a wasted trip. When you go, take the train to Metro… Read More
My Garden in a Magazine
Anyone who has seen the weeds in my yard in person (or scrolls down to look at the photos) will chuckle to see that my garden has been featured in a British magazine for expats who live in France. And here is the article itself – probably too tiny for you to read. But never fear! You can buy your own… Read More