oh Mindy!*Can you feel that? Mercury goes direct today and all I can say is HALL-LE-FFF-ING-LU-YAH!(I’m sure that’s sacrilege in some camps, but not mine — my god has a great sense of humor and curses like a fishwife.)This morning I woke up and everything felt softer, easier — there was even a crispness in… [Read More]
squam time
Good morning Mindy,* Isn’t it funny how things show up? Your random decision to mention that you find good mojo reading my blog put some excellent, dry kindling on those dying embers. All I want to do is write to you, write in my journal, read and paint. That is precisely what I want to… [Read More]
end part one
Dear Mindy,* Eventually the party came to an end. Are you wondering how much play, relaxing, eating and easy conversation can a person take? Let me just say, if it were an Olympic sport the French would totally whip our ass. On our last day, we hit some last great spots — some of our sweet cousins… [Read More]
family france fun
Bonjour Mindy,*The week continued just like that. Every morning cool enough for a light sweater then by 10 am full on warm enough to go for a swim. Clear skies. No humidity. Heaven. We kept exploring the area including an ancient monastery where we hiked around (read: got lost) and ate one delicious meal after… [Read More]
a week en provence
Bonjour Mindy,* There is a reason people talk about the South of France as they do — it really is all that. I do not know how — after all these years– it can still be unspoiled, charming and utterly intoxicating, but that was definitely my experience. Half of my cousins live in and around… [Read More]