As I work through my feelings this week from yet another tragedy, this time in Nice — shock, disbelief, anger, sadness, despair — I have to stop and center myself on something that is quite the opposite of all those negative feelings. Tout le monde est en deuil, all the world is in mourning. I…
Kindness Matters
I grew up in a very small town, even lived in the same house for the first 18 years of my life before I left and went off to college (the campus was an hour away — gasp!). Unlike some people who are content to never stray far from home, I often think that’s why…
Family, Fun & Fireworks
Travel this week has taken me to San Diego, CA to visit my daughter and her boyfriend for the 4th of July holiday weekend. They moved to San Diego two years ago and I’ve been lucky to visit several times, each time exploring a new area of the city and to hike, eat and drink…
A Life, Documented
I’m so happy for my friend Lisa, such a talented designer who lives in Lagnes, east of L’Isle sur la Sorgue and Avignon. Her home is featured in the latest French Cottage issue of Victoria magazine. We visited her beautiful home in the country during my trip to Provence and it was simply breathtaking. Peaceful,…
Le Couleurs
The colors of Provence are just different when you’re seeing them in person. You see this photo and the blue of the sky and the ocher of the stone walls looks ordinary to you. But when you’re there, the world of color comes alive in every moment. From the colors you see in nature —…