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Current ArticlesThis feed's current articles are shown below. Subscribe for updates to all the content available in this feed, or click through here to see the original article.  Being at Hambye Abbey, a place built in the 12th century, looking at the carved stone, I find myself overwhelmed by the immense challenge of creating such a place. Everything speaks in silence. The arches. The trees surrounding it. The clouds drifting overhead. The leaves changing with the seasons. Everything seems to exist with a certainty that... Read the whole entry... »
 You know how people always say you need a vacation from your vacation? Apparently, I do.  We’ve been out exploring all day for the last couple of days, and every time I get home thinking, “Now I’ll finally write,” my brain says, “Yeah, no- sleep.”
The adventures have been worth it… but my word count is... Read the whole entry... »
 Our destination? A carefree wander toward Normandy. Sometimes you simply follow the breeze. There are rooftops, streets that invite wandering, and views worth every step. The air carries hints of salt, stone, and history. Hum, and butter in many forms. We found places that feel both familiar and wonderfully unexpected. It isn’t... Read the whole entry... »
 We took the train from Marseille to Paris- on the TGV (bullet train). Golden countryside from the continuous heatwave – we feel like baked apples. Villages drift past like forgotten postcards. From one end of France to the other, the train speeds through a living tapestry.
Mist lifts from valleys, villages appear then vanish,... Read the whole entry... »
 What to do with French linen? Other than wrapping it around my body while walking in the garden under a full moon, singing a happy tune about how much I love linen? (While my neighbors sigh in disbelief.) Other than using antique linen for what it was meant to be used for—collecting grain, drying dishes, covering a mattress or a bread bowl,... Read the whole entry... »
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At a book fair the other day I noticed that most people there were looking for books because of the author, or the title, and or the value of such titles first edition pieces. Several dealers asked me what I was looking for…
I replied, “I simply judge a book by its cover.” Or lack of one. Well, the ones I “stage” that is.... Read the whole entry... »
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