CBBH Photo Challenge: Ancient & Modern

You know how I love photo challenges! When I saw this month’s topic on the CBBH Photo Challenge on Marianne’s East of Malaga blog, I knew precisely which photos I wanted to use.  In all of our travels, nowhere was the contrast between ancient and modern more vivid to me than in Rome.  With the blink

Get your bonbons here!

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Attention chocolate lovers! It’s a lovely coincidence that my friend, Steena Holmes, is in Paris as we speak. She went over to the London Book Fair to be part of a panel and did a fine job of representing indie authors as well as hybrids such as

Bonjour Paris

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Bonjour! I follow a lot of creative, informative and truly enjoyable websites and blogs about France. In fact, I’m compiling a list  to share with you soon. Let’s begin with Bonjour Paris, an addictive amazingly comprehensive website I have followed for years. If you really want the skinny

Did you know this about Dickens?

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Excusez-moi! First an apology – OMG, this is my FOURTH post this week!!! Holy S***!  I normally only post twice a week so – to you wonderful subscribers – please don’t hate me.  I promise not to bombard you with posts this often ever again … or

CHRISTMAS IN PARIS

If it’s Friday, it must be France … Joyeux Noël! Have you taken some time to enjoy beautiful light displays in your neighbourhood? Some of the set-ups around our place have been spectacular. Perhaps it’s to make up for the shortage of snow? It was definitely a green Christmas in the Toronto area this year