Bonjour, Nice! So good to see you again!

If it’s Friday, it must be France … And I am thrilled to say that it IS Friday and this IS coming to you directly from beautiful Nice. We arrived here on Sunday after our fabulous two weeks in the Swiss Alps and, as much as we would have been happy to stay in that

Weekly Photo Challenge: STREET LIFE

If it’s Friday, it must be France …   Yay! It’s another Daily Post weekly photo challenge. This is actually last week’s theme, but I couldn’t resist it for today’s post. Some weeks there just isn’t enough time to dive into my photo albums but, when there is, you know how I love to share my

Be there or be square!

SEE YOU TODAY ~ October 4th ~  AT  HEIDI’S ENGLISH BOOKSHOP IN ANTIBES, 24 RUE AUBERNON FOR THE BOOK LAUNCH OF THE PROMISE OF PROVENCE IN FRANCE! THE FIRST DRAFT OF THIS NOVEL WAS WRITTEN IN ANTIBES AND THE SETTING FOR THE LAST PART OF THE STORY IS ALSO ANTIBES AND THE REST OF THE

Fangirl moment …

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Really? It’s Friday again? So soon? It’s been a busy, wonderful week in Nice (with the usual side trips that are so easy to do here …) but somehow I’ve even managed to get in some work on my WIP. * doing a happy dance* We’ve got

Travel Theme: Distance

If it’s Friday, it must be France … As you know, photography and France are two of my favourite blogging topics and occasionally I have the opportunity to combine them. Like today! “Distance” is the theme on Ailsa’s Where’s My Backpack  and this photo is one I took on an early May morning when my husband

Mission accomplished!

With reference to my last post about making choices, missing golf, and other assorted moans, it took me all week but I got the job done! Clearing the mountain of paper, books, files and assorted flotsam and jetsam off my desk took longer than I expected. Sorting through the piles (which resulted in several “So

For your reading pleasure …

If it’s Friday, it must be France … If you are dreaming of spending time here … Or  here … Or here … Or here … There’s nothing like a good read to whet your appetite even more: SUGGESTED READING LIST FOR SOUTH OF FRANCE TRIP ~ Here are some of my favourites  The Man

A visit to The French Village Diaries

Yesterday I hung out with Jacqui at her French Village Diaries website where she posts great bits about cycling in her beautiful area of Poitou-Charentes, delicious recipes and other interesting vignettes about life in France. She also reviews books that have a French theme. Did you see what she had to say about my new novel? Click

Travel theme: Beaches

I love the photo challenges … getting lost in memories … The travel theme this week at Ailsa’s Where’s My Backpack is beaches and she has some enticing shots on her page. There was no question in my mind as to which beach I was going to invite you. Our favourite, bar none: Plage de La

Romance and Cupcakes

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Last Friday I had the immense pleasure of keeping company with the talented and oh-so-sociable writers who host the Romance and Beyond blog.  Sherry Isaac, Sharon Clare and Carole St.-Laurent are women with a zest for life and a talent for writing stories that go straight to