recognizing beauty

by | Dec 2, 2015 | Blog

“One of the most private things in the world is an egg before it’s broken.” M.F.K. Fisher Sometimes a writer turns an observation into a phrase so astonishingly simple it becomes remarkably profound.  Indeed, most of our lives are invisible. Who we...

le mot juste

by | Nov 1, 2015 | Blog

“Boy, those French.  They have a word for everything.” Steve Martin Vignette – a brief vivid description. I have some French friends whom I refer to as the linguist police.  They never miss an opportunity to correct my pronunciation of their language...

the physics of happiness

by | Oct 1, 2015 | Blog

“Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive depends on what we look for. What we look for depends on what we think. What we think depends on what we perceive....

french country living

by | Sep 1, 2015 | Blog

“The home should be the treasure chest of living.” Le Corbusier I’ve often felt the way a house looks is an outward manifestation of the souls within.  I believe a house stores energy in the molecules of its structure, the older the building the more...

la danse des amis

by | Aug 3, 2015 | Blog

“We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible. To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk.” Thomas Moore While looking at the calendar over the weekend I noticed that...