A Hopeless Romantic is defined as someone who has romantic ideas about life. They tend to be thoughtful dreamers who see love and romance everywhere and envision an idealistic life. Hopeless, because it’s thought to be impractical. Romantic because it’s an idealized...
In an earlier post, I talked about my failed attempt at dinner at The French Laundry. Well, with a “significant” birthday approaching and nothing to lose, I decided to give it another crack. I first learned about The French Laundry from a documentary my daughter...
Here we are – another New Year, another Auld Lang Syne, another clean slate. Did you set your goals for the New Year? If not, it’s ok – there’s still time to set them (or set more). The thing about a clean slate is, it stays clean until you write on it. One of the...
I grew up in a very un-kept house. If relatives were coming for the holidays, it was a total freak-out to get the house cleaned up. I even remember a few times when friends popped by unannounced (like people in the south do), and we literally hid until they left...
Leaving the Dordogne Valley behind, fearless husband drove us back to Paris for French vacation part deux. And yep, we missed lunch again. We’ve always played Paris kind of loosey-goosey, mostly figuring out what we want to do once we get there. This year, I put my...
