A Book for a Rose?

May 2, 2016

Or is it Sant Jordi… Last weekend I was down in Perpignan, way down in the south-west of France …

Becoming Madame is Becoming Maman!

April 9, 2016

Some exciting news: Becoming Madame is Becoming Maman (!!), and that explains, along with the full time job, much of …

February 7, 2016

UPDATE: A reader wrote to me recently asking for that list I promised – far too long ago now – …

November 26, 2012

I just spent a lovely weekend en famille in the Loire Valley. One of my sisters-in-law lives Angers with her …

August 31, 2012

I was recently asked what the three most important things are that I’ve learned from my time in France. The …

August 24, 2012

French pharmacies truly are a haven for unique and specialized products. I could spend hours roaming around one of the …

August 21, 2012

The other day, I met my husband for lunch at a delightful little place called Chez Papa. At the heart of …

August 14, 2012

The family wedding I attended this past weekend was quite an event. Taking place in the northern part of France …

August 8, 2012

Over the past two weeks, three different readers, a gentleman and two ladies, from three different countries on two different …

August 1, 2012

I recently watched a documentary on the British Manor House culture of the Belle Edwardian époque. This time of our …