While I was in Chicago at BlogHer, Matthieu and the kids were touring Manhattan. They cruised Times Square. They rode the subway. They took the Staten Island Ferry to see the Statue of Liberty and Downtown Manhattan. (We lived in Staten Island just off the ferry for four months when Juliet was a baby, and Matthieu decided it was time… Read More
We have been having so much fun visiting the American grandparents and extended family in North Carolina. Today the children tried Mexican food for the first time. I had to teach Juliet how to eat a taco from the side, which she found to be great fun. William, however, decided he didn’t like tacos at all, and filled up on… Read More
Hi friends! I’ve just returned from BlogHer, and let me tell you – it was amazing. Aside from the obvious excitement of seeing blogging friends become In Real Life friends, there were also the inspiring keynote speakers, the VOTY readers, the fashion show, the incredible panels … Queen Latifah! How could it have been anything but fabulous? Not surprisingly, however,… Read More
Tomorrow we head home for a week before we leave for the States (and I go to BlogHer). It will be a frenzy of laundry and weeding and re-packing and all that, but at least we have a busy and fun summer, which – except for last year – has not been the case. I wanted to share one last… Read More
Dinard (pronounced Dee-Nar) is considered the posh place to vacation in Bretagne. It used to be a small fishing village, and in the mid-1800’s its persona changed to that of a resort. This is also the time the first English residents arrived. I don’t know though – Dinard seems sort of run down to me. Kind of like Coney Island…. Read More
You guys, we are having SUCH gorgeous weather, which is amazingly unusual for Bretagne. And I just thought I would give you a glimpse of what it’s like to vacation here. Of course there’s cheese after each meal … And place settings for 17 people. There are the scarves on the beach. And picnic dinners with baguettes. There is sunbathing… Read More
