Category: Living in France
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Coco without Chanel
I am spontaneous, I cut my own hair. As my brother Mathew said yesterday, in…
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Knowing
The touch, the tender moment when all stands still, the moment we know that life is not just here and now, when the invisible force of mystery walks…
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Sounds of Friendship
My friend Kristi and I at the sidewalk cafe in her French village, talking about our lives in France, sipping coffee, tasting each others cakes, peels of laughter, oh la las about French husbands, and you know… girl talk-he-said-she-said-I-said… Everyday…
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Viva la Difference!
When I arrived in France it was the subtle differences that hit me over the head…those silly little things that separated me from my known world. My expectation was that the language would be my biggest hurdle, and that the…
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Pair of threes and a Six, doesn’t mean the same Thing.
The American daughter-in-law was not in the cards, nor part of the deal. The dice rolled. I am the odd one out. Enough said, let’s play cards, I play to win!
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All we need we have Within
French Husband went to Malaysia with a friend. They went trekking in the jungle and exploring the sun on deserted islands. When Sacha saw the back pack that Yann was taking for his two week trek, one that was smaller…