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 just got a lovely voice mail from my credit card company (gotta love vonage and those emailed VMs). Apparently my account was locked for "suspicious activity." After they sent…
So, my gross stupidity ended up costing us about $400. That's fairly ouch but also not nearly as bad as it could have been. Someday, we'll look back on this…
I had my flight time mixed up. By about three hours. In a completely impractical direction. Namely, I was going to need to break the sound barrier in order to…
I'm mulling this one over and I can't decide. So, I decided that are all smart, insightful people (why else would you be reading this here blog?) who, of course, would just…
I had a little brush with fame in New Orleans. A literal brush with fame. We were waiting for a table at Napoleon House (aside: their bruschetta is to die for). I…
It feels like we've been in New Orleans for five years and all of about five minutes. It's hard to get sad about leaving... I *am* heading to France ok…
If I manage to make it back to Boston without putting on 17 pounds, it will be a fricking miracle. I haven't consumed anything this week that wasn't completely and…