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  A while back, one of my readers asked me to write about my favorite spots in the Hudson Valley to find antiques.  It has taken me awhile, (bet you thought I forgot, Rose) but I think I have been…

Anne in Oxfordshire gave me a Chatty Blog Award.  Imagine that?  Me, a talkative person?  Sheesh, I guess she knows me all to well!!  Yeah, I guess I like to chat it up a bit!!  I also have chatted via…

Click on each picture to open a larger one. As promised, I have compiled another collection of some of my favorite arches in Paris.  I have my favorites, but really I am interested in what you think.  Which ones are…

  Click on the thumbnails to see a larger picture. There is something about European Architecture.  All those curved lines are much prettier and softer than severe right angles.  We have curved archways here in the US, but certainly not…

Update: Sadly, Hidden Kitchen has closed.  But the good news is the owners have opened a full-fledged restaurant/wine bar in Paris called Verjus.   Looking for something a little different in Paris?  Something…well, underground?  Can you keep a secret?  Well,…

In the last few weeks several situations have occurred that frankly, makes me question the Airline industry here is the US. It started a few weeks ago with Southwest Airlines.  Many of their planes had to be grounded for not…

photo courtesy of Cipriani.com Well, we are all feeling the pinch at the pump and the housing slump.  The weak dollar (at an all time low) has negatively impacted my travel plans to Europe this year.  Italy and France, as…

The Arno River, Florence The Arno is a river in Tuscany, Italy.  The river begins in the Apennines mountains and flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Pisa.  The Arno runs through Firenze (Florence) and is both the largest and most…

One of the ways we are trying to get more practice with the Italian language is renting and watching Italian movies.  We have seen three in the last few weeks, and not only did we have fun picking out some…