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Spring cleaning and live blogging

So somewhere around a year ago I moved my blog from its original home on Blogger to this lovely space on WordPress with the pretty design and various whizz-bangs that have made me very happy. And one thing I was supposed to do when that happened was revisit my old content to spruce up the [...]

Oeufs mayonnaise on the Rue du Bac

As everyone knows the French have a lot of ideas about food, most of which I agree with, although you’ll never convince me that coffee shouldn’t be served at the same time as dessert, especially when that dessert involves chocolate. But despite my fondness for French cuisine, poor Tommy had a hard time when we [...]

Mondays are for dreaming: Ladurée

I am prone to dream of Paris pretty much on any day. But in honor of the fact that Halloween is later this week I thought I’d focus on something sweet. Now Paris is the dream capital of my heart and home to so many yummy and pretty things that it can be hard to [...]

A bit of Marie Antoinette’s folly

I rarely post pictures that don’t have my children in them, but for some reason today I felt like sharing a photo for your Friday viewing just because it’s pretty. This one was taken in the little faux village that Marie Antoinette built on the grounds at Versailles. We all adored this charming place; if [...]

Writing about travel: It runs in the family

Tommy recently came home with a completed writing assignment titled “The Best Day of My Life.” Here is what he wrote (all spelling & punctuation is reproduced exactly): The best day of my life was when we went to Paris! It was outstanding!!! First, we had croisonts for breakfast. They were so delicious my mouth [...]

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