French la Vie

Last summer I was lucky enough to tag a long with my Godmother to a house that had been abandoned for over fifty years.  My Godmother had over the years…

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                         My two little nieces and I were taking a nap…. actually I was pretending to be taking a nap in hopes that they might actually take a nap. In the…

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                       Creating a home is certainly more than creating a nest. It is more important to care for what is growing in the nest than the decoration around the “nest.”…

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          Once a long time ago I came upon a large box full of antique Venetian glass beads. I had never seen anything like it. Each bead was unique, hand…

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                      Going to San Francisco to skip stones from the Golden Gate, roll with the fog over the hilly streets, sight see through antique shops, hop on a cable car, taste sweets, feel…

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Take a photo of an image you love. Print it out on transparent paper that is adhesive on the backside. Then apply it to a clear vase. Add flowers and…

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                          Take a heaping handful of dried rose petals place them in a teapot, add a bag of green tea and pour two cups of boiling water into the teapot. Let it steep for thirty…

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One of the first signs that  person is falling in love is that the person smiles…alot… Those who are lucky enough to know a person falling in love find themselves in…

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A sure sign that you are falling in love is that you become more yourself, doing things you never dared to do… As if loving gives the heart courage to expand,…

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