Category Archives: France

Just before WWII, fresh out of college, my father left Portland, Oregon and fulfilled a childhood dream to travel around the world. He spent several months each in Cardenas’ Mexico, Mussolini’s Italy, and Hirohito’s Japan. Over the years he would … Continue reading →

Today I took a detour home from the gym to pick up an organic whole chicken at Wild Oats, seduced by the sale price of about $.10 less per pound into thinking I was taking advantage of a real deal … Continue reading →

One August day in 2001, I stood in a sun-drenched valley of the Alpe di Siusi, gaping at the snow-capped Dolomite rock mountain formations all around me. In the distance rose the imposing Sciliar, which my husband would climb to … Continue reading →

Just in time for Halloween, here’s a sight (reg. required) that really spooks me. Worse than any amusement park house of horrors, than any new sequel to “Saw”, is the sight of an entire nation plunged in darkness. Not the … Continue reading →

At any moment, the brilliant Indian summer we’ve been enjoying can give way to gray skies and pelting rain. That knowledge makes these last days of warmth and sun ever more precious. We look for every excuse possible to walk … Continue reading →