How to recover from jet lag & explore a new city. When traveling to Europe or other countries, chances are you’ve taken an overnight flight. If you’re like us, when you board the flight, you’re wound up with excitement and anticipation, and by the time dinner is served, the flight isn’t really long enough to wind down and get some actual sleep. So you land seven or eight hours later, exhausted ...
It’s September, and Everyone is Back to Wearing All Black
It must be September because, despite a heat wave, everyone is back to wearing black. We are in France, and it's one of the first things I noticed. When we first arrived, not so much, but then as the days went on, no matter where we were, it seemed the fashionable had returned to wearing all black. Even though it was still technically summer and still quite hot with temperatures in the mid to high ...
Dreaming of Provence? Watch A Good Year!
Dreaming of Provence? I suggest watching "A Good Year." Whenever I want an escape, I watch one of my favorite movies. And since 2006, the film "A Good Year" has always lived up to my expectations. There are a few films I can watch over and over just for the scenery, the music, and the sappy love story. The film with Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard takes place in the Provence region of ...
The five top things to see in Lyon, France
If you are traveling through France and thinking of adding a stop in Lyon, here's a list of the top 5 things to see. We spent three nights in Lyon, feeling like we had seen much of the city. I join my friends Cindy and Mary Ann every week, and we share our five favorite things of the week. Since I'm traveling, it seemed to make sense to share my favorite things while traveling and at the moment ...
5 easy ways to make your bathroom look more expensive
We have a small guest bathroom on the first floor of our house. It was connected to a fourth bedroom. When we first moved in, we converted the bedroom into our office and did a quick refresh on the bathroom. We painted the stone floor black (it was an ugly brown), closed off one of the doors, and painted the walls white. And while we refreshed it, it remained just a bit boring, and we’ve been ...
7 Things for Fall that We Love
I wonder if we took a poll, how many would say their favorite season is fall? There's so much to love about the fall from the colors to the cozyness of cooking, baking and being home more. I think that's why we all rush out to buy mums and pumpkins so early. We just can't wait for it! Here's a few of my favorite fall posts that includes a little porch refresh, tables inspired by the season and ...