Bonjour and happy Wednesday. The above photo of éclairs is from L’éclair de Génie on Montmartre. On Friday I will be posting a recap of the food portion of our trip to Paris and these beauties will be included. Books In anticipation of The Portrait being released at the end of June, I thought it fitting to share another book by Antoine Laurain. The Red Notebook is one of my absolute favorite books of all time- I like to describe it…
I feel like Bonjour Kale was first on my wishlist forever, then sitting on my Kindle waiting to be read forever. OKAY not forever, but definitely for six months. I check my Amazon wish lists every day for things that may have gone on a drastic sale and one day this was $1.99. Don’t think I’m crazy for checking every day – once I found a $12.99 kindle book for .38! I’m sure it was an accident but I purchased…
^The original ceiling^ After booking the trip to Paris, Joe and I decided to do a day trip. I suggested Disney and he suggested Mont Saint-Michel. I was a little reluctant to do the latter because it was about a four hour coach ride each way with around 3 hours to spend there, but the French countryside isn’t anything tortuous so we decided to take the trip to the Normandy coast. We signed up to get lunch with the group…
So. many. cats! And so much blue. What a dreamy place this is. In keeping with having life revelations each time I’m in Paris, I dramatically decided what I want to do with my life and thought of a book idea in this very cemetery. I had planned to also visit Père Lachaise but I was just too tired and couldn’t physically cram another thing in. After seeing this beauty, it’s at the top of the list for my next…
BONJOUR and welcome to the fourth Wednesday Whimsy post! I can’t believe I’ve kept up with it ^.^ I’m jumping right into fun links today… Links A video on five things this woman has learned from French women while living in France. Unfortunately I can’t find much more content from this channel or site, but I really like this video. On my next trip to Paris I’d love to spend more time in the Saint Germain neighborhood. This article from…
I am currently in a hotel room in Wisconsin… YES, another trip. This one is for work though and I don’t think I’ve flown on separate trips so close together before. This seems to be a good thing because so far I am doing much better than I usually do when I travel alone. Having one of my favorite dinners ever didn’t hurt, either. (FYI it is the Southern grilled shrimp and polenta from Cooper’s Hawk. I wish I could…
Bonjour mes amis and bonjour Wednesday! I will be on my way tonight via red eye to NC for a week of visiting with friends and family. The purpose of the trip is to celebrate a 100th birthday party and if that’s not a good reason to fly across the country then I don’t know what is. Books For an update on the last WW post, so far I have made the quiche lorraine from How to Make a French…
Good morning everyone! I am so, so excited that Samantha has included Shelf Quest in the virtual tour of her new book, How to Make a French Family. How to Make A French Family is a delightful follow-up to Seven Letters from Paris (my review here). In this book, Samantha has moved to Cugnaux, a small town in southwestern France with her husband, Jean-Luc, and her stepchildren, Elvire and Max. Moving to a new country, being newly married, and suddenly being a…
Bonjour and welcome to my first Wednesday Whimsy post! I came up with the idea while in Paris, in the middle of the night, unable to sleep, and browsing French and Paris-themed articles. I have a lot of blogs, instagram accounts, movies, books, and online reads I regularly turn to or search out and thought I’d create a space to share all the good stuff. Originally I thought it would be a “French Friday” sort of thing but I found…
In my defense, it was a trip for my 30th birthday. Oops, did I say that out loud? Originally I was thinking of going to Disneyland in California but then decided it wasn’t quite big enough for the big 3-0. I did a little research on flights to Paris and found some via Icelandair for $600 per person round trip and got Joe on board. We found an affordable Airbnb (the studio we stayed in is here) and suddenly my dream…