I have done some pretty cool things in my life, especially in the latter half, and have a whole lot more planned (this year is an exciting one for travel and, I have to say, that for me starting this blog is a really cool thing). And on the surface living part time in France …
I was shocked, blown away, happy, proud to get notification yesterday that my 5 days of blogging had triggered 1000 views. Wowzer. Maybe I do have stories/thoughts/learnings/insights people want to read. It is motivating that’s for sure. A special shout out to those of you who shared my new (virtual) adventure on social media. Much …
I loved my old house on Orange Street. It was like a dream come true, being custodian of a hundred year old house, decorating and furnishing it the way I wanted, living for the first time in my life, all alone. (Which took some adjusting but I learned to not only like it but to …
Monday morning, overcast and windy and flood warnings throughout the Valley that don’t affect me as I am away from any nearby rivers. Many homes here don’t have central heating and my sweet, two story rental is no exception. There are electric heaters on the walls in each of the rooms but on winter days …
Stock image! Not really our tree!
“What if I fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” This quote from AA Milne from his book Winnie the Pooh kinda sums up my ‘Yikes’ feeling this morning. Feet up on the coffee table, daylight just starting to illuminate my world, fire not quite crackling -more like feeble flames trying to grab …
Holy lipton, I can’t believe I finally have this up and running. It’s 20 to 12 at night here in my little corner of France and I want to go running down the quiet little streets shouting with excitement that after hours and hours of wrestling with this software it’s working. Never mind that for …