Best Laid Plans Spring Break. So many things that need to get done, and theoretically, I ought to be able to accomplish them. But the days are passing. Quickly. And plenty is left: Heaps of laundry Unpacked groceries Bill organizing Book organizing Healthy eating REAL SLEEP Reading and writing Serious cleaning. But here’s the rub. […]
Archives for 2010
French Fashion Fun
French fashion fun You know I love French men. You know I love the French language. You know I’m itching to hop a flight and find myself in Paris again, or even better – in my fantasy hotel on the French Riviera. (I know. I really didn’t have to say it. I want my French […]
Mini-skirt. Hard news?
Hot off the French (online) press… Mini-skirts are making news. Huh? So why is debate heating up over the mini in the Midi? Um, isn’t France the land of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity?
Sweets
It was always a special morning. It required early rising, a hurried glance at the sky, and readying the chocolate eggs, the plastic eggs, and the painted hard-boiled eggs. There was coordination with other parents on the street – always a conspiracy concocted to keep our children distracted, and of course, a backup plan in […]
Breakfast Foods, Departing Broods
Ah, for the love of pizza… and sonnets.
TGIF (My French Fantasy)
My French fantasy. Really.
Dear ELLE Magazine in Paris
Dear ELLE Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Thank you so much for offering me the position of Executive Extraordinaire of Chic Geeks and Sweet Cheeks with French Speak. I am delighted to accept, and appreciative of the fact that you will allow me to work remotely from my cozy, charming, very French styled and eclectic East Coast American […]
The Butterfly Effect
Life in a split second One split second, and everything changes. One glance away while driving. One decision, in a professional context. Perhaps one yes, or a single steadfast no. And you aren’t yet aware of the repercussions. Who hasn’t uttered a careless remark or acted in haste and lived to regret it? Do we […]
10 Pearls of Positivity for a Tenuous Tuesday
If a lovely person offers positive thoughts all the way from a picturesque island, who am I to refuse? When Maureen at Island Roar sent me some anti-angst energy yesterday, I thought the least I could do was accept. So here I am, talking myself down from the ledge, and looking on the bright side. […]
Roses. Monday. Complaint Department is OPEN.
It’s Monday. It’s really Monday. So the Complaint Department is open for business again. Here. Now. And then I have to get on with sorting out the umpteen messes of the past few hours and the weekend. How about you? Kids, by any other name, would smell as sweet Okay. Maybe it’s roses. Maybe it’s […]