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

Weekly Photo Challenge:REFLECTIONS

It’s the most basic interpretation, but this challenge caused me to instantly recall a day wandering around charming Bruges: a reflection of reflections. In Venice a few years ago, we rented an apartment for a week in a former palazzo overlooking the Grand Canal. I took almost 800 photos and long to return. It was

Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspectives

I’m just sliding in under the wire with this challenge from The Daily Post! The new one will be out in a day or two, but this was too much fun to miss! Here is my entry for “Perspectives”: Sometimes, when you get very, very close to things, your perspective changes. Be sure to click

Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned

If it’s Friday, it must be France … For this week’s post I’m joining in the Weekly Photo Challenge … any excuse to spend time in my photo albums! “Abandoned” is the theme. Does your imagination run wild when you see abandoned properties? Mine does! I have an uncontrollable urge to capture the image and

Travel Theme: Sweet

July has been busy! As a true Leo, I’ve loved every minute of all the action, sharing the good news, releases, reviews of other authors and friends as well as my own France Book Tour. My special writing group, Her Books, pulled our resources together and published a FREE Book Club Picks sampler that features

Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes

What photo challenge sites do you follow? There are many choices and several I follow but WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE is a fine place to begin. Along with the challenge it also offers excellent photography tips from technical and creative perspectives. Got a good idea for a challenge? Submit it here! This is a quick shot

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: COLOR

Or should I say coloUr? It just depends where you live, eh? The weekly photo challenge from The Daily Post had me flipping through my photo library and sinking into delicious shades of fuchsias, greens, yellows, blues, to mention a few of my favourite colourful shots. Something was nagging away at me the entire time

WHAT IS LOVE?

If it’s Friday, it must be France … How opportune that the Weekly Photo Challenge is LOVE  with a photo showing a bridge in Paris where romantic lovers affix locks. Don’t forget to scroll down to the bottom of that blog and see how ‘Love’ is interpreted by a host of very talented photographers. You

TRAVEL THEME: GLASS

If it’s Friday, it must be France … I love it when I can tie the travel photo theme into something I know about France. This week’s theme of “Glass” is a perfect opportunity for me to share one of my favourite villages with you. Biot is a picturesque medieval hilltop village that’s not too