I will never forget my third-grade teacher. She stood at the front of the room most days, yelling commands such as: You should do your homework before you go out to play. You do not have any …
Three Important Myths of Authentic Travel
If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. ~Marcel Proust People often write to us asking for our tips on creating an authentic …
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Kneading Simplicity
Five tender apricots in a blue bowl, a brief and exact promise of things to come. ~Frances Mayes Somewhere along my path, I decided that making something special for others meant hard work and …
Appreciate The First Signs of Spring
As we drove along the French Riviera, I could not help thinking that Spring begins in the South of France. The splashy blooms seemed to have arrived too early along with the rain-soaked promenades. …
Accepting What You Don’t Know
I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing. ~ Herman Melville, Moby-Dick By the end of last week, I was fed up with my many inadequacies. The frustration of …
Fear of Missing Out on Front Rows Seats
When we asked the principal at the Italian school our children attend what time school started each morning, she told us 8:30 am. When we showed up at 8:15 on the first day, everything was locked. …
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