Light on a dusty shelf. It’s such a poetic title, huh? Not, like, a real thing at all. Wednesdays are my crazy days, so a few pictures and a video are just the way to send you a quick bonjour. My husband and I noticed, in the warm light of early morning, that his great-grandfather’s bottle, which sits on the… Read More
We’ve only gone trick-or-treating one year here in France, and it was with a list to all the gorgeous, grand houses held by participating English speakers in a nearby city. But in general Halloween is not done in France. Still, as an English teacher, it behooves me to take every opportunity as an excuse to do something festive for my… Read More
After the deluge of a Spring that we’ve had, it is finally sunny and warm today. My tomatoes are standing tall with their leaves turned upwards, thanking the heavens for the warmth. My spirit is sunny today too, if you’ll pardon the metaphor. And I think it’s because I decided I’ve had enough of the “should’s in my life. Seriously,… Read More
Do you people see what I see? The vacuum cleaner doesn’t really fit under the radiator so I was going to give the usual cursory wipe, but thought I would be more thorough. And then I thought I saw something move. To my credit, I didn’t scream. I just shut off the vacuum cleaner and ran downstairs and called my… Read More
This is the after-effect of our storm front moving in. I told you so Spring plants, but you wouldn’t listen! Poor daffodil – I can so relate with my own storm front moving through my life. No, just kidding. I’m doing much better. I feel like I have the kindest blog friends and IRL friends and family who all show… Read More
After my last rather involved post, I was planning on doing something light and full of pictures for this post. Something like a food post. Something like plain spinach. But my husband had to go to Israel for business and he took our camera with him for his company’s day trip of sightseeing in Jerusalem. The nerve. It’s been a… Read More
