Today I turn forty-five, and I am beautiful. I put on my black dress pants with that forgiving 6% lycra blend, my black boots, and my green silk scarf. I spritz on perfume from an old (but still heavenly-scented) bottle of Clinique Happy, since the burglars made off with the more recent, expensive ... read more
Gloom
I know, I know. You actually think I'm going to write something gloomy and depressing, don't you? But no! I'm in the best of spirits, I assure you. I just liked the photo prompt from Alison at Writing, Wishing and Greta at GFunkified. They've been giving weekly photo prompts for the last year, and ... read more
The Viscount – Chapter Fifteen
THE VISCOUNT OF MAISONS LAFFITTE CHAPTER FIFTEEN The scene repeated itself. There stood the Mediterranean-looking man, who went by the name of Etienne, standing by the stone wall that overlooked the Seine. But this time it was a different wall, a different part of the Seine. He stood in the bright ... read more
Mint Chocolate Pudding
We have these little dessert pots of mint-chocolate mousse that are sold by La Laitérie here in France, and while this is a pudding and not a mousse (the white chocolate mousse recipes don't have egg whites) I did imitate the crunchy swirl of dark chocolate that is found in the commercial ... read more
Hard Pressed, but not Crushed
If you've been reading my blog regularly, you know it's been a challenging couple of weeks. It actually started in August with some divine discipline, and continued into September/October with acute depression - in part because this is the time of year I suffered loss. And then everything came to a ... read more
The Viscount – Chapter Fourteen
THE VISCOUNT OF MAISONS LAFFITTE CHAPTER FOURTEEN The ambulance screeched to a halt in front of CHI Poissy hospital. The driver leapt down and opened the back door, while the attendant inside unsecured the gurney and pushed the end forward so that it could be carried down. Thank you for your ... read more
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