This is the second post in my Instagram and/or Blog photo linkup series. The hashtag #HTRJack stands for “Hit the Road, Jack” and it’s to motivate me to leave the house more often. Honestly, I’m the worst kind of homebody and I need the motivation. And since I live near Paris, I hope that this means I’ll be exploring the streets of… Read More
I have decided to start a new weekly photo linkup called, “Hit the Road, Jack” to motivate me to leave the house. Each week I will go somewhere – anywhere – (I mean, I do live right near Paris, after all) and take pictures of what I see there. Maybe you would like to do the same? It doesn’t have… Read More
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
This is an easy, gluten-free dessert! It contains only meringue, whipped cream, frozen red berries and a red berry sauce, called “coulis.” You can make it, or buy it on Amazon, and I suspect you can find it in your local supermarket too. I discovered the recipe from my mother-in-law, who got it from her sister-in-law in Grenoble. And who knows where… Read More
Troyes is pronounced like the French number three (trois) – twah. It’s in the Champagne region and the only reason we went there was because it was so close to our hotel. It ended up being my favourite place that we visited. Its greatest charm is that so many of the houses and businesses are in medieval buildings. The houses… Read More
I was planning on writing this post on Thursday, and sharing the first post about our trip into the Champagne region today. But my external hard drive with all the pictures doesn’t work anymore. Sob. So today’s post is about this book, by my friend Galit Breen: I knew I would like the book because I love Galit’s writing. You… Read More
