ME: *arrives in fifth most populous city in France* ME: “Nice.”
There are several reasons I came to France this summer. Three mainly. 1) To treat myself. I’m a big believer in treating myself; 2.) to do something special for my birthday, you’ll read about that...
View ArticlePart of the Salade Niçoise
I have long been a massive fan of the Tiny House Movement. It’s all about living in small spaces that don’t give up the comforts of massive dwellings. They’re cheaper, ecological, and oftentimes very...
View ArticleMy Alarming Transition Into Harry Styles
After a lengthy afternoon on the beach the day before, I decided I was a bit too burnt to tan again. It would not be very intelligent of me to fry myself completely when I only had the slightest...
View ArticleWith A Prince
“It can’t get any hotter,” I tell myself every night as I sweat into my pillows, but I’m always wrong. It seems to get warmer and more humid every day. I really don’t mind the heat, but that humidity...
View ArticleCall Me at Le Negresco
Yesterday’s torrential rainstorm did amazing things for the climate, and I actually needed a blanket for the first time since I arrived in Nice. That was a shock. I wasn’t even sure if I had one in...
View ArticleI Become Samantha Brown
Everybody is influenced by a rather odd and eclectic grouping of events and chunks of knowledge that makes them who they are. Like I said a few posts ago, I have been inspired by my grandmother’s life....
View ArticleSaying Goodbye to Madame Betty and Grandma Betty
I stumbled to the electric kettle and brewed some of that oddly delicious instant coffee that’s so popular here in France. Doesn’t make sense. It should taste like garbage, but it doesn’t. It tastes...
View ArticleGoing Home to Paris
I barely slept, but that’s nothing new. I never sleep. I would be a tremendously successful vampire. In fact, I’ve often thought that I’d really enjoy being one of the Undead. You sleep all day, go out...
View Article2015: A Reflection, Part 2/3
The middle of the year was hella busy, so get ready for scrolling. MAY: It rained every day, so I could not plant my salad gardens. I was livid. I continued a campaign on social media to raise...
View ArticleTHINGS I LOVED/HATED THIS WEEK #216
LOVE: Magnum Ice Cream Pints: I don’t have a clue anymore if what I’m about to tell you is true, but I feel that it is, and that gut feeling is more important than facts. I remember a few vivid things...
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