Entertainment… No Halloween in France – and Other Bits of Knowledge 28 Oct 201128 Oct 2011 I started thinking about this post as one that honored traditions of Halloween - or All Hallows Eve, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, and the Day of the Dead celebrations. …
family… It’s a Great Pumpkin 24 Oct 201124 Oct 2011 Photo Courtesy of Huffington Post We made it to the pumpkin patch a little late this year. The enormous pumpkins have already been picked up, harvested, delivered to the stores…
Entertainment… Champagne From Grape to Glass 21 Oct 201121 Oct 2011 The golden leaves around my house are reminding me of another golden hillside - Essoyes' own golden vineyards of the special champagne grape. Last October I, along with the other…
Uncategorized The Picture Reposted For The Orange Bowl 19 Oct 201119 Oct 2011 I have had at least one reader with picture opening problems. Choco is so lovely I don't want anyone to miss his image. So here it is again! Posted with…
family… The Orange Bowl 19 Oct 201119 Oct 2011 Choco - the horse we belong to!He is attached to us now. His head pops up, ears in a full point as we approach the gates. He hears us and…
Civility… Quite The Beast 18 Oct 201118 Oct 2011 A recent post by Delana over @du jour named 'Triple-X' got me thinking about my own Quasimodo moment. Delana was bitten by something that caused an allergic reaction and distorted…
Civility… Plotting for NaNoWriMo while Dancing with Murphy 16 Oct 201116 Oct 2011 Some of you may be asking what a NaNoWriMo is and who the devil is Murphy. Many of you have asked where I've been the past few days as I…
landscape… The Year That Changed My Life 10 Oct 2011 "Inside you there's an artist you don't know...say yes quickly, if you know, if you've known it from before the beginning of the universe." - Rumi The holiday that I…
Entertainment… Leaf Peeping on Blue Ridge Parkway 9 Oct 20119 Oct 2011 Stone BridgesKnowing when the time is right to catch the best fall colors in our own North Carolina Mountains is a bit tricky. Go too early and the color won't…
home… ‘Write While The Heat Is In You’ 8 Oct 20118 Oct 2011 There are times when my head has more going on it than there is space to contain it. It feels as if one more independent thought will cause an explosion.…