Etretat is this really famous place that I had never heard of. It’s famous because of this and views like this (the cliff, not the bird) the crashing surf. Um, I don’t think the Normandy invasion could have taken place here with this hostile beach front. Sir thinks the invasion took place about an hour in the other direction from… Read More
I woke up early, around six, but the whole street was already astir. There were old women squatting down to peel bamboo or to wash clothes outside. Neighbors were already calling to each other from their doorstep. There was no privacy; one’s porch was adjacent to another and we lived on top of each other. I left the already packed… Read More
There are so many reasons to visit Deauville. For one, there is a train that comes straight from Paris in two hours. And you can get everywhere on foot from there. And then there is the American Film Festival held each September and you see the residue of celebrity here And here Here are some of the people who stayed… Read More
I was awfully excited to pick the winner for my giveaway (awfully excited for someone who is not well known enough to receive the giveaways for free). There was just an intimate enough number of entries to be able to do this the old fashioned way. With a little help from Young Lady The winner is … Heidi Cambareri. It’s… Read More
I didn’t clue in that Sir Renaissance hadn’t booked the Loire château vacation as planned until I realized that we had passed Versailles and were heading West. Will you think me very spoilt if I tell you that my eyes pricked with disappointment? It’s okay, I think I’m spoilt too. But he explained his reasoning. He thought the Loire Valley… Read More
A week and a half ago, we decided to sow some grass. We hired our friend Olivier, who is a pro, and were glad we did because there are all sorts of things about successfully sowing grass that we didn’t know. Like you need to plough the earth, then rake it even, sow seeds very heavily on the borders where… Read More
