When you are an American living in France, there are a few things that you can be sure of: 1) You will compare your adopted country to your home country. 2) You will miss home, and eventually miss the other when…

The blue Mediterranean it never fails to please, an enticing kaleidoscope of magical blues, one shade more prettier than another, and if you follow them out to the sea… well you won't be disappointed. Come along with me, let's hop a small boat…

The French bakery around the corner from our house is like most French bakeries in France: Opens early, closes at lunch, reopens right before school is let out and then closes around seven thirty. French bakeries serve the staples: Croissants,…

What is it about France? The colors, the taste, the style that tempts people to come and experience the French way of life? Sure the food is delicious, the markets lively, the streets crawling with daily life that… France seems…

  A moment in Provence is best at the end of Spring, late afternoon. With family and friends gathering outside, sipping rose, while the softness that is before nightfall causes one to reflect on the day. A French provencal water jug,…

    Above where I stood angels placed a crown on her head, roses of the softest shade. My steps along the old streets of France, where bits of history came to take my hand. Caressing my path, guiding my…