Why should there even be such a thing as a Francophile? Is to be assumed that when you’re not a Francophile you automatically at risk of being a Francophobe? Non-fiction books about the French cultur...
When I work on my novel for hours it begins to feel as though it is more real than real life. As though all thats around me feels like a fiction. That gets kinda weird. (schizophrenic weird?) I was i...
Once in Paris, I braved the unkind elements and never stopped for a minute. I took tons of pictures, walked perhaps 6 hours a day, only stopping at every other boulangerie for chouquettes, and to do ...
A sure sign that youve lost your blogging mojo is when you cant even remember your blogs access password. So I went to Paris and it was fabulous. But before I show you all my pretty pictures, I thoug...
This has been quite the week-end let me tell yah. I was launching my French cookbook. (This is a cookbook on French cooking I wrote and photographed to accompany my novel Hidden in Paris.) I wanted t...
Okay, so... Food. I realize most of you who read this blog do not come here for food, food talk or food pictures. So many blogs do food exclusively, and so much better than I would. And yet, someho...
How about this for willpower? No post in over a month? This has been an amazingly productive and creative period. - My cookbook is done and soon available for download (i will keep you posted and i...
Haha, interesting how Im now measuring productivity by how little I blog rather than how much I do. No post since January, so it must mean Im getting better at focusing. Im reading a fascinating book...
Im a huge fan of Janet Hill. What would it take to get an original? The instant she posts one on Etsy its GONE! That is the true meaning of selling a painting before its dry. These days, I love he...
I love interiors that seemed assembled with bits of things gathered rather than Decorated. Here are a few I have been meaning to post. This soft interior via house to home Pared down, simple, whit...
I dont take new years resolutions lightly. If Im going to give up on something after just a week of trying and then spend the rest of the year hating myself for it, at least I should put a lot of th...
Im putting my frowny Christmas face on hold for a minute. Thank you Isa, the hike in the gorgeous Santa Monica mountains, the California warmth, bright blue sky and funny gossips helped, as did Exced...
The perfect pet perhaps? No shedding, no dandruff, no farts bad enough to make you run out of the room screaming. Food bill: zero and you get to recycle those old pjs. Those textile animals are for s...
First art, then angst if you have the patience. I luuurve this... the artist is Jennifer Mercede and you can buy her work on Etsy ha! I really enjoyed posting such a looong image :)) Fantastic! So f...
The winner of the giveaway of Isabelle Bryers art I hosted here is... drumroll... Jenny LLoyd !!!!* Congratulations Jenny... who happens to be an artist herself. Here is her website, and here is a l...
Im just a LITTLE tense right this minute. I saw myself about to hurl a turkey carcass and a fist-full of leftover stuffing at a certain someone, thought better of it and decided to try and blog inste...
I used to take great joy in hunting the web for new blogs and new images. I used to take great care in recording all my favorite blogs on my blog roll. But Ive been lazy. I called it busy but it wa...
This is my very first giveaway! I hope all of you participate because Im doing it to promote the work of my favorite artist and friend Isabelle Bryer, and she is simply awesome. (A quick story of ou...
There is such a thing as POC, or Productivity Obsession Compulsion. The only reason I can make such anoutlandish claim and practically add a new chapter to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of M...
Nadia, the amazing talent behind the blog La Porte Rouge is speaking about Hidden in Paris today in a fun interview in the doubtful case youre not sick of hearing me talk about my novel yet. Oh and b...
I wanted to be a butterfly for Halloween but I had no party to go to so it saved me a whole lot of trouble. Besides, who wants to see a 46 years old in a butterfly outfit? Lush bella I know, sorry...
Norwegian girls have all the fun, AND the best style. It reminds me of the words of a song "les gents du nord ont dans le coeur le soleil quils nont pas dehors.**" Yes i am, to my dismay, qu...
By surfing the web of course.... What, you already know that joke? The fantastic picture above caught my eye but I have no idea what the source is. One of your blogs Im sure. Please claim this imag...
Isabelle Bryer my favorite artist (and friend) now sells prints mounted on wood, cards and canvas giclee on her new Etsy shop. Sooo lovely....
I took it for granted that the wonderful things would keep coming from Apple, but now what? See, genius and vision arent that common. Rare are the true innovators, the risk-takers, the shapers of t...
I feel depleted on this Friday afternoon. All the great ideas and the enthusiasm of the beginning of the week have been replaced by an overwhelming desire to curl up in front of the TV and watch a T...
Wow almost 7 days with no complaint? Let’s interrupt this unnatural streak right this minute. For half the day today, the left side of my face looked exactly like a dripping candle with an eye on ...
The week-end was a whilwind, guests in town, cooking and taking pictures for the cookbook, a hot giveaway and ten million nematodes in my backyard. First the cool stuff, then the disgusting stuff. C...
Hello ladies, I am working very hard at finishing up the Hidden in Paris cookbook, and I decided that you should be the first ones to receive it. AND I MEAN FOR FREE! Just for you my readers and rea...
This must be Christmas in September. Yesterday I was telling you about the Paris trip giveaway (its not too late). And today come two new wonderful giveaways. These days its a miracle if we get t...
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