Christmas is right around the corner and this year things are looking a bit different for me. Normally I am that crazy person who wants my tree up before Thanksgiving turkey. Leading up to the 25th, it’s usually like the 12 days of Ajiri-gone-crazy! I am hosting dinners, Pinteresting ...
[Image by Mark Hughes] If you plan on spending all or part of Christmas in Paris this year, rejoice! This will be a fabulous opportunity to explore the holiday traditions of your adopted homeland. Get ready now for Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and the Epiphany. The ...
I love Paris flea markets and antique stores. Rickety old tables piled high with beautiful 18th century porcelain plates and tea sets, blue and white chinoiserie and Dutch Delftware vases, elaborate chipped gold-leaf picture frames, slightly rotting wooden boxes, oversized baroque mirrors, and Hollywood Glamour-esque furniture waiting for ...
I have to apologize that I have not posted in quite some days. Since the attacks in Paris on November 13, it has been emotionally overwhelming absorbing all the information coming in and the reality of what happened and what is to come. It did not ...
These past few weeks I’ve had one foot on the road in the US for my book tour and the other foot in Paris with MANNA. I can’t really complain about being busy because mostly I feel excitement. Then I think back to my ...
Why don’t you… loose the kids on the Trampolines in the Jardin des Tuileries, let them jump around like crazy maniacs until they are nice and exhausted so then you can take a quiet stroll in the gardens or sip a cafe créme ...
I am off for my first big plane ride alone with a toddler so will keep this short! I have no idea what to expect since I felt like I already mastered traveling with baby, but I have a loaded iPad and am not afraid to use it. ...
I love mornings even though I am not much of a “morning person” per say. It’s pretty hard sometimes to get myself out of bed but this might have something to do with never going to bed on time. In the morning there are fewer people awake to distract, my mind isn’t weighed with a day’s worth of ...
Well this week the change of weather hit us (the coldest it’s been in October for around 40 years) and I was completely unprepared. I have been dressing my daughter in Summer layers. On our walk to school this week I realized it was time for ...
Good morning or afternoon, depending on where/when you are reading this. This past week flew by for me. I returned from a quick trip to Texas for my grandmother’s funeral. It was a mixed bag of emotions for me. We had a big family slumber party ...