During a trip to the south of France in December 2018 including Nice, Bandol and stops along the Riviera, I visited the tiny village of Le Castellet. While looking through my photos and dreaming of all the trips I want to plan soon, I wanted to share these and perhaps inspire you to take that…
How Much Toilet Paper Do YOU Use?
I’ve been trying to decide whether to write a blog post that would be uplifting and inspirational during this crazy and weird time we are all going through. The indecision has kept me sort of paralyzed and I’ve written nothing. Or maybe it’s the strangeness of how the time passes each day that’s kept me…
A Weekend of Comfort
Have you ever had one of those days or weekends where you just wanted to hibernate and burrow deep down into your nest? It was a tough week and the weekend brought a welcome respite, but still the cold temperatures lingered outside, followed by a dreary, rainy Sunday which didn’t help my mood. Times like…
How to Get Your Wine Glasses Ready to Party
If you’re like a lot of people at this time of year, you’re planning a holiday party, having friends over for cocktails or getting ready for family gatherings to celebrate the season. I just discovered a trick on the site Tasting Table for how to get your wine glasses to be clean and ready to…
French Wines & French Words: A Love Affair
I met some new friends over the weekend at a really fun wine tasting of French wines from the Côtes du Rhône region of the Rhône Valley in the south of France. Isn’t it funny, I’ve never been to a wine tasting where I didn’t have a good time! What’s not to like about tasting…