A Midsummer Fairytale – Carcassonne, France
“Are you sure/That we are awake? It seems to me/That yet we sleep, we dream” ― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream circa 1595 It felt [...] continue reading
Going Bananas, And Talking Fruity
These past months, just like almost everyone under quarantine I've been doing a lot of baking. It's something I did way before the lockdown and have [...] continue reading
Daily Bread & The Flow Of Life In France
Ever seen a baguette vending machine? Honestly neither had I until I moved to France. The first one I saw took me so much by surprise that I [...] continue reading
A 100 km Jaunt Into The Ariège, SW France
How far do you have to go to get away from it all? Honestly in most places, not far at all. We never drove far when we RV'd in the US, [...] continue reading
Mutant Weeds, Tools & Vinegar
"Je vois que tu as des vaches maintenant" (I see you've gotten some cows) I was chatting to my farmer neighbor down the road and commenting on [...] continue reading
Expectations, And Reality
You know those Memes that go around on the internet that show two side-by-side pics, one of which is "expectation" and the other "reality"? Well, [...] continue reading
Freedom & House Plans
Ever wondered how long you have to live in a house before you start thinking of house projects? I'm sure it's different for everyone, depending on how [...] continue reading
Light At The End Of The Tunnel (And Getting Naked)
Pre-Post Note/ THANK YOU for all your comments on my last post. I know it was a darker one, and those are always harder to share, but I'm so thankful [...] continue reading
The Mental Games We Play
Confinement week 6....I've stopped counting the days and started tracking the whole thing in larger increments. It's a small change, but it seems to [...] continue reading
The Real And The Not Real
Are you on a suicide mission?? Freedom is that way! Some days start differently, even in these Groundhog times and today was one of those days. I [...] continue reading
Channeling Ancestors, Growing & Baking
Quarantine day 27, almost a month since the lock-down began in France. It's groundhog day, times 27 and my tracking of the passage of time is not [...] continue reading
Lock-Down, Grocery Shopping & Face-Masks
Pre-Post Note/ Thank you so much for all your loving, tender, and moving comments about Rand's passing. I read them all several times, and cried many [...] continue reading
