by KelleyPom | Jan 15, 2018 | Lifestyle
In an earlier post, I talked about my failed attempt at dinner at The French Laundry. Well, with a “significant” birthday approaching and nothing to lose, I decided to give it another crack. I first learned about The French Laundry from a documentary my daughter...
by KelleyPom | Jan 9, 2018 | Lifestyle
Here we are – another New Year, another Auld Lang Syne, another clean slate. Did you set your goals for the New Year? If not, it’s ok – there’s still time to set them (or set more). The thing about a clean slate is, it stays clean until you write on it. One of...
by KelleyPom | Dec 7, 2017 | La Maison, Lifestyle
I grew up in a very un-kept house. If relatives were coming for the holidays, it was a total freak-out to get the house cleaned up. I even remember a few times when friends popped by unannounced (like people in the south do), and we literally hid until they...
by KelleyPom | Nov 26, 2017 | Travel
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...
by KelleyPom | Nov 5, 2017 | Travel
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...
by KelleyPom | Oct 21, 2017 | Travel
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...
by KelleyPom | Oct 18, 2017 | Lifestyle
After years of having my water glass stolen by the person sitting to my right and my bread plate stolen by the person to my left, I decided to get even … by writing a lesson on basic table etiquette. I grew up in a tiny town in Texas, in the middle of nowhere....
by KelleyPom | Sep 14, 2017 | Lifestyle, Travel
In just a few weeks I leave for my yearly sabbatical to France. I used to be a delayed gratification girl – you know, celebrate after the journey is done and the war’s been won (rah, rah). I waited to go to Paris for years as the prize for some unnamed...
by KelleyPom | Aug 30, 2017 | Lifestyle, Travel
I remember when people dressed up for airplane travel. I miss that. Travel can be a very harried proposition, and I’ve always admired women who arrive at the airport looking calm and pulled together, not looking like a bunch of random parts that popped out of a...
by KelleyPom | Aug 20, 2017 | Fashion, Lifestyle
In a very un-French-like gesture, it’s time for a little full transparency. This year, like it or not, I will be transitioning from my fabulous fifties to my sexy sixties. So in an age seemingly dominated by millennials, how does one embrace being a...
by KelleyPom | Jul 13, 2017 | Lifestyle
I recently spent a morning at the great equalizer of humanity – the DVM. With time on my hands waiting for B035 to be called, and not being a fan of playing games on my phone, I engaged in the great Parisian pastime of people-watching. Why are Parisians...
by KelleyPom | May 27, 2017 | Lifestyle
I admire wine. I can relate to wine. When you think of wine, you may picture a vineyard, peaceful, lush and fecund. But here’s the thing – to make a really good wine, the vines have to struggle and fight their way through rocky, craggy soil until they emerge –...
by KelleyPom | May 9, 2017 | Beauty, Lifestyle
If you’re going to age, which we all do, it’s better to age as a French woman because the French do not find it so offensive. French beauty comes from within and is the outward expression of the richness of life and the manifestation of savoring life...
by KelleyPom | May 2, 2017 | Lifestyle
Americans can tend to have an “all or nothing” mentality with regard to diet and exercise. Eat only one food group and not another. Exercise like a body builder or be a couch potato. The French have much more of a sense of balance, allowing them to enjoy things...
by KelleyPom | Apr 24, 2017 | Beauty, Lifestyle
If beauty is only skin deep, shouldn’t you take really good care of your skin? You will never see a French woman in one of those drastic “before makeup/after makeup” slideshows. She accepts and is comfortable with her own face. She does not try to make herself...
