I have a friend visiting next week. We just firmed up plans to tick something off of her "35 Before 35" list. Which reminded me that, back in the day,…
So pretty! And the flowers look nice too. Yesterday was the « Fête des Mères » here in France. You see signs for the holiday in shop windows (especially jewelers and chocolatiers),…
A belated happy VE Day to all who celebrate! (Given that it's also called Victory over Fascism Day, we should all celebrate). Brunch with my Bestie We're halfway through a…
I'm not entirely sure where she got it from, but Lilian freaking loves hockey. I used to love hockey (sadly, I don't have much free time for it these days),…
It is a testament to my husband's good nature that I can say something like "hey, let's paint the kitchen cabinets" the weekend before Thanksgiving and he will actually go…
Spoiler alert: Lilian totally wore her costume. My sister Melissa told me that Halloween was going to be the night of a thousand Elsas. Who's Elsa, you ask? Perhaps, unlike…
Apparently I made a passing reference to buying a new sewing machine, promised a story, and then never wrote about it again. Whoops. So, yeah, I bought a sewing machine.…
Kristian has had some Saturday work to do lately, so LJ and I have started going on some little hikes together. I guess I should say "hikes," or maybe just…