This picture, snapped on the way back from the Luberon, has me singing Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah en avant! (ahn ah vahn) expression     forward march!. Next Meetup: PARIS! On March 1st at Shakespeare & Company bookshop I will be talking about writing, publishing, and–bien sûr–blogging! (Starts at 7 p.m.)  Blogger Espinasse has taken a step backward in the evolution of media by converting selected contents of her … Continue reading en avant

                                       Je (coeur) les cabanons, et vous? In Books: I'll Never Be French (no matter what I do): Living in a Small Village in Brittany Jamais deux sans trois (zhah-may-deuh-sahn-twah) expression     : never two (catastrophes) without three A Day in a French Life…by Kristin Espinasse The French have a saying in regards to bad luck: jamais deux sans trois ("never two without three"). Leave it … Continue reading jamais deux sans trois

There are so many photos to show you from our weekend getaway in Oppède, Ménerbes, Maubec, Coustellet, and Pernes-la-Fontaines. Don't miss them: sign up to my photo blog today! LUNCH IN PARIS is a memoir about a young American woman caught up in two passionate love affairs–one with her new beau, Gwendal, the other with French cuisine. Packing her bags for a new life in … Continue reading insolite