Remembering Mom on her 94th birthday
Mom would have shrugged off any significance of her 94th birthday, which would have been today. She would have been thrilled by the turnout for her celebration, no matter who […]
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A trio of captivating villages in Provence (or places you just gotta see)
It’s easy to feel blissful when the warm Springtime sun is shining, the sky is a vivid shade of azure blue and you’re in Provence, house-sitting a gorgeous home with […]
» Read moreThe contrasts of southern France in March
Southern France in March is a place of vast and impressive contrasts. Of sun-drenched valleys ribbed by endless rows of budding lavender, all lorded over by craggy, snow-capped peaks that […]
» Read moreOutgunned by animalia
Two weeks into our animal husbandry assignment masquerading as a house sitting gig in the south of France, I began to get a sense of how Noah must have felt. […]
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The simpler milk runs of yesterday
The gentle sound of glass bottles rattling against one another was more than enough alarm clock for a young boy on a warm Saturday morning. As the sound grew more […]
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(Un)welcome to the UK
I knew I was in trouble with Agent #3293 at London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 the moment she turned her eyes to me. “Greeted” would be far too kind a description […]
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