Summer in France 2014
Summer in France 2014 – Final Days/Farewell
I've been back in the USA for just under 2 weeks now, and our 2014 French Summer is slipping into memory-land. It was a spectacular summer filled with adventures, great…
Summer in France 2014 – A Tale of 3 Cities
As I sit in a charming, Alpine country decor apartment on the east facing slope of a valley just south of the Great St-Bernard Pass, sipping coffee on a rainy…
Summer in France 2014 – Digging Deep
Life is filled with challenging and difficult situations. How we react to, assess, and move past these situation is pretty much up to us as individuals. There is a saying…
Summer in France 2014 – The Wonders of Wine
“One not only drinks wine; one smells it, observes it, tastes it, sips it, and ~ one talks about it.” ~ King Edward IV Up to his shins in cartons,…
Summer in France 2014 – Hail, Hail The Birthday Girl
For the life of me, I cannot come up with the name of one woman who looked forward to her 50th birthday. Oftentime this particular milestone is met with emotional…
It is my 'Innisfree'
On a sun-drenched summer afternoon, sitting on our terrace in southern France, looking out on densely forested mountains dotted with yellow blossomed genet d'espagne bushes, a gentle sigh escapes my…
Summer in France 2014 - The Scenic Routes of Life
Sitting barely 10 km north of the Spanish border, deep in the wild Catalan countryside, the village of Céret has been noted in history since the 9th century. It's narrow,…
Summer In France 2014 - A Busy Start
The first ten days here have been filled with fun, adventures, sleeping late, eating well, and even a few triumphs. Hard to believe less than 2 weeks have passed already.…
One: The Easy Button
Les Deux Americains – 2014 Adventures in a Small French Village One: The Easy ButtonSome day, perhaps years from now, we'll find ourselves chatting over cocktails about our 2014 travels…