After living in Europe for two years, we were exposed to so many different cultures and people for whom speaking more than one language was no big deal. Europeans generally speak at least two... Read more >>

Last Sunday I started a new book, Paris Hangover by Kirsten Lobe (highly recommend!), that I have only put down for Desperate Housewives and my husband ... ah, and ... well, this blog. (Guilty as... Read more >>

I just love desserts. Frankly, I’d pass up alcohol and appetizers in preference of a really good pudding. In restaurants, I always like to have the dessert menu to hand when deciding on the... Read more >>

With the Help of the Feldenkrais Method I had been fascinated with a comment of Moshe Feldenkrais, DSc (inter-alias professor at the Sorbonne, Paris). He said, there is a strong possibility that the... Read more >>

Theresa was scrunched as far down into her seat as she could go when the older couple (really, elderly, she thought), finally unlocked their lips. Then the woman promptly turned around and... Read more >>

I love making (and eating!) beef stew when the weather gets chilly and all of a sudden, the sight of lettuce leaves is just not appetizing. This is simple variation of the classic French... Read more >>

She hadn’t noticed him before either, but with all this talking it was hard to see. He seemed younger than her, but it was hard to say for sure. He was rather square and somewhat... Read more >>

Theresa forged ahead, ignoring the looks her team gave each other. “Let’s meet in the lobby in an hour. I’ve booked two taxis to take us to the station. Everyone has a first... Read more >>

Flight attendants are used to having their hands in trash. When I was a flight attendant, not only did people hand me all kinds of gross things—but you have to literally push the trash deep into... Read more >>

March, so the saying goes, comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb—but only if the lamb doesn’t get eaten first. March is such a temperamental month, replete with howling winds, blustery… Read more >>