Sunday Morning: Woke up not so early, that is what happens when one goes to bed far too late. That was the first strike against going to the brocante two hours away. Second strike came when the sky was grey…

        Take it slow. Find something good in everything.  Hold it close, while honoring the joy you receive from it.

  The color of friendship what is it? Petals in soft shades of light, with hints of character in the raw earthy toned roots. When I met French Husband years ago he asked me, “How can you love so many…

(A photo from my kitchen in our first house.)   – Sophie brought in the Stinky Cat (which is the neighbor's cat.) – Then she told me to re-paint my antique armoire that I love and painted years ago. –…

This is part of our kitchen. The terra cotta floor tiles are classic old ones from Provence. They are a burnt orange color. The wallpapered wall is to the left of the armoire.      Two of the walls are…

  This is one of our kitchen walls before I went on a crazy wallpapering frenzy. One door leads to a small pantry, the other is a cupboard. The holes are for wine bottles, and the two black iron doors…