Bathroom Project Start to Finish: This was our blue bathroom. It was the only place in our home were these three words fit to describe it: Practical…Functional…Purposeful. Unfortunately, those three words don't fit well in my sense of style…

My Mother lost her wedding ring (years ago) while making macaroni salad at the Parish hall. Her wedding ring slipped off her finger while mixing the mayonnaise with the elbow noodles. Nobody ever mentioned biting into a diamond, though many…

Where to stay in France: La Madone in the heart of Provence. At my friends Jean-Bernard's and Nathalie's wonderful bed and breakfast in Apt.   La Madone is my favorite place. In fact it makes me happy jealous. I want…

                                  On the rare occasion when it snows in the south of France, roads close. Schools close. Shops close. A winter wonder land appears and the day to day life stands still. Yesterday it snowed over 11 inches within a…

                                        The plumber's handshake nearly broke my hand, as I welcomed him into our home.  We talked about the details of installing a bathroom… I showed him the old claw foot bathtub that I proudly salvaged from a second hand…

                     We worked on the bathroom project. Last year, before I left for California, our bathroom was going to be reinvented. But because of family matters more pressing, the bathroom project went on hold. Yesterday we restarted were we had…