Living in the Escargot Which is Paris

Living in the Escargot Which is Paris

Friends ask what I do when I go to Paris. “Do you go shopping?” Sure, there’s some of that. “Do you go to the museums?” Well yes, sometimes I do. But the real answer is, I just like to spend a couple of weeks living in Paris. You can be a tourist in Paris, or you can...
Midnight in Montmarte

Midnight in Montmarte

You just don’t know what you’re missing if you keep missing it. I’m recently back from a week in Paris and so excited and inspired to bring more of the French life into my life, and also a little sad because I miss Paris. But mostly I’m trying to focus on the...
Your Ultimate Vacation Checklist

Your Ultimate Vacation Checklist

Sometimes a little OCD goes a long way – in this case, to Paris. We leave next week for our annual visit and I’m a veritable whirligig of ebullience. This little girl from The-Middle-of-Nowhere, Texas, has done a lot of traveling, and I’ve learned all the things that...
Three Days in Paris

Three Days in Paris

Leaving the Dordogne Valley behind, fearless husband drove us back to Paris for French vacation part deux. And yep, we missed lunch again. We’ve always played Paris kind of loosey-goosey, mostly figuring out what we want to do once we get there. This year, I put my...
There’s More France Outside of Paris

There’s More France Outside of Paris

This post contains affiliate links. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine.   If I could make any wish for my friends, right after health and happiness (and of course, world peace), would be traveling. I know it...
Paris in a Handbag

Paris in a Handbag

My daughter Regan James and her husband Lou Pine just returned from their Parisian honeymoon, and I’m delighted to have her guest-blogging today! A couple years ago, my boyfriend and I were about to go on a family trip in the south of France, and we were...