Chapter 1: Positano, Italy – Summer 2002

Postitano, Italy. Photo by Annwvyn. Chapter 1: Positano, Italy – Summer 2002 We must bear with ourselves with patience and without flattery. — Fenelon I am sitting on the floor of a luxury hotel room, tossing potato chips across the parquet tiles to my 9-month-old nephew, Payne.  My sister and her husband are out for an early dinner, and I have offered to babysit. With a … Continue reading Chapter 1: Positano, Italy – Summer 2002

rapporteuse

Photo taken in 2004. That's the tattletale, on the left, and my sister, Heidi (The "RuleBreaker"), right. Our mom, Jules, painted the quail and my mother-in-law, Michèle-France, gave me the owl (next to the rosary and the purse). Voilà… just another family photo. Do you sniff homesickness?  rapporteuse (rah por tuhz) feminine singular of "rapporteur"     : tattletale, tell-tale, blabbermouth.synonym: informer   A Day in a … Continue reading rapporteuse