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…
Well, we seem to actually be progressing with this whole house buying thing. We're still not all the way there, but we're getting closer. One of the banks approved our…
I've been pretty bad about updating lately (a fact pointed out to me at length this morning by my sister and her boyfriend). Mostly? Because I've been tired and cranky.…
Third in our series of "Hope is Studying by Writing Crap on the Internet" posts, I bring to you... The Invasion of Panama: A Primer A little background. Panama is…
So, I am still studying my tuchus off. Ok, I am actually studying and eating chocolate. So, my tuchus is actually probably expanding and not dropping off of my body.…
The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Primer For the longest time, the Russians had been grumbling about the fact that the US had placed nuclear missiles in their backyard (in places…
My step-brother, Jeremy, and his wife, Vita, had their baby girl at 8am yesterday morning. She weighed 7 pounds, five ounces and her name is Sasha. I've seen the pictures…
I have the rest of my recording recap percolating in the back of my head (there are pictures and everything!) but I'm way too tired to give it the treatment…