One Girlie I am particularly fond of likes to say "Mrs. E, there are no coincidences. Things happen for a reason." I completely agree. But I am still astounded sometimes when I run across what, on the surface, seem to be totally unrelated facts or events. Here is what happened to me yesterday. Saturday, I …
Month: October 2016
So many books…
You guessed it. So many books, so little time. I love to read. An article that I read over the weekend says "Book ownership ranks as the number one predictor of academic success for children; yet 61 percent of children living in poverty are growing up in homes with no books at all." (Danielle Berman, …
Let them eat brioche?
**Update October 25, 2016 Sometimes the most wonderful things happens when you write a blog. You make new friends. And you realize that people really do read what you write. I write this blog this for me, but if I can reach just a few others who have the same interests I do, then I …
“Bake something. You’ll feel better.”
This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often. Good advice, n'est-ce pas? Words to live by. I found the mug at Holstee after seeing what they call their Manifesto. I bought the mug and notecards. So, keeping in the spirit of doing what I love, I got up this morning and …
Kindness
Quote: Audrey Hepburn Photo credit: not sure- I found it on Oui, Oui Je Parle Franglais's FB page I am, quite truthfully, so undone by this presidential election and the ugliness that it has brought to the forefront of almost every waking moment of our lives in the United States, that I find myself in …
Searching for Aimée Leduc
I blogged about Cara Black and her heroine, Aimée Leduc three years ago. I was just reminded of Aimée by Arles Lucy because she shared Bonjour Paris's interview with Cara. I am ready for the next novel!! 2017, set in Saint Germain. If you have read any of Cara Black's Aimée Leduc novels, you know …
An Ode to Autumn
Fall, glorious fall. Or autumn, if you prefer. It is, hands down, my favorite season. I ask my students which season they prefer and summer usually wins. No homework. No school. Sleeping late. Camp. The beach. The skiers in the group say winter. Once in a while someone says fall. Girls who like to wear …
“News is bad for you”
photo credit: Amanda Whitlock "And giving up reading it will make you happier." The Guardian I admit to being semi-addicted to Facebook. I get up every morning, make my hot lemon tea water, start the coffee brewing, and open up the computer. My day just doesn't seem to start off right without reading Sean Dietrich's …
the sabbatical chef 