Life demands us to be strong. To embrace it as it comes, or wrestle with it until we can sit side by side with it. Life does not allow us to sit by and watch… for even that…

I never wanted a diamond ring when French Husband and I married.or maybe it was because we did not have money to spend on a wedding ring.       It is true that French Husband's Grandmother gave out diamonds…

    Chelsea came home this evening. Before going to bed she said, “Mom seriously we need to focus  on the wedding, and not the little details, we need to concentrate on the  big things first.”  Oh, how fun is…

                        There is a shop in Cassis that sells a variety of things, and lately, has opened a floral section with a florist. The flowers are varied in color,…

       My friend Karen's cookbook. cooking and painting classes in Provence.    A Culinary Legacy From Escoffier to Today.           Photo via John Stoeckely     "Karen's cookbook is more than just a book…

    A pair of hand-tinted engravings from the 1700s: Half Man/Half Skelton these were at my friend's antique shop.  Fascinating details, I could not stop looking at them.  They sold for 2000 Euros. That was a Halloween treat.  …