So March Break is upon us and Son and I are in New York for six nights. It is mostly pleasure and a little bit of business, but in this case the business is also pleasurable, because it has meant getting to meet my new US publisher for the first time, the wonderful Wendy Lamb. […]
More Photo Memories from Paris
Now that I’m home I was finally able to upload the photos I took on my camera (I’d brought the wrong adapter cord). Here, in no particular order, are just a few of my favourites. This is Mom standing in front of a statue of a very naked man. Make that one naked man […]
Day 7 in Paris – Last Full Day, C’est Dommage
I’m actually posting this in the lounge at the Toronto airport, about two-thirds of the way home from Paris, boo-hoo. Though I must say I’m looking forward to seeing my boys, and my cats. Apparently Emily – yes, that cute little thing with the orange patch on her face, who likes to hide in my […]
Paris Day 6 – What’s That Smell, and Why I Love the French
So this morning I had a shower and when I came out of the bathroom I said to my mom, “Whoo, someone’s been farting up a storm.” And she said No, she had NOT farted, thank you very much, but she had opened the fridge to get out our breakfast things. What I was smelling […]
Paris Day 4 – Book Signings, Dinners, and My F***ing Shoes
When my husband was little, if he was having an awesome time, he’d say, “I’d better eat some green peas,” because he hated green peas, and I guess he somehow felt he needed some kind of punishment for having so much fun (he’s Swedish, meaning there’s a big streak of Lutheran in him). I kind […]
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