June 2007

I’ve had a craving.  For the past few days. For risotto. Now even though I give into my cravings, I am also not crazy.  It has been feeling like 100 degrees over the last week, and there is no way…

Translation…the Trevi Fountain. Located of course in the beautiful Italian city of Rome.  Of course it was on my list when I visited. We have all seen it in one film or another, but I saw it in La Dolce…

One of the things I love most about Paris is that you can find a Patisserie just about anywhere.  They display lovely confections, chocolates, tarts, and pastries.  You will see such wonderful displays, rich colors and very inventive delicacies.  Pierre…

Moons before I had even dreamed of a trip to Italy, I was out to dinner one night and enjoyed a wonderful glass of Chianti with my dinner.  As I often do when I have nice wine, I asked to…

I am in the midst of planning another trip to Europe in September.  People wonder how I can afford to go so often.  I am not made out of money and I have to go on a tight budget, but…

There is a song that always gets me daydreaming of Paris when I hear it.  It melts my heart.  As it plays, images of Paris flood my mind….lovers strolling along the banks of the Seine, hand in hand, stealing a…

One of the things I remember most about my Dad is that he was always involved in or working on cars.  Not fancy cars mind you, but our run of the mill family cars.  He is not a mechanic by…

While we were at the Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market, we decided to go into the village of New Milford.  It is a cute little historic town, with lots of shops, places to eat, an apothecary pharmacy and a even a…

The French are famous for their wonderful gardens and flowers.  The roses at the Rodin Gardens are especially beautiful and fragrant.  I would find them hard to replicate…but I have something that comes in a close second. Drummer-boy (aka Chris)…