I cannot believe I’m doing this but I’m linking up with Liz at A Belle A Bean A Chicago Dog for the Senior Hottie series. Here: I actually looked kind of like her (or him), come to think of it. Now, the premise, obviously, is to show how you went from ugly-duckhood to stunning beauty in just one decade. Or… Read More
When I was 19 I got a passport for the first time and, with great fear and trembling, stepped on a plane bound for France. (Actually, it was bound for New York first, and I had a hard time figuring out that I actually needed to go to a different terminal for international flights.) I was spending a semester abroad,… Read More
I have an update for you on our saga of glove and despair, of beast or famine, and it’s turned out brilliantly for one of the parties involved. (You’ll thank me for not providing you with a link, those of you who are not up to date). Rémy was indeed in the latter stages of his life, thanks to the… 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
I’m grateful for your boosting words to my morale in the last post as I hashed out my small self-identity crisis. The sun is shining (at least for now), the dark cloud has mostly removed its icy grip from my soul, and life moseys on cheerfully. It always does. I still have posts to do about Provence, probably two of… Read More
My friend Alberte walked up to me in church and said, « I’ve been thinking about what I could do to help you lose weight.” This was not unsolicited, but rather based on conversations we’d had over time. She also has three children who are about four years older than ours, and she only lost her extra weight about three years… Read More
