Category Daily

Tongue in Cheek: Les Temps du Muguet…

On the first of May the French give Muguet to each other. I love it! French Husband (like 99 percent of France) goes out early in the morning and brings a bouquet for each of us. It is the symbol…

Eyewitness account

Friend Alice provides her own very colorful account of The Great Fall of 2010: “It was a dark night. Two feeble candles dully flickered on the steps pointing to the welcoming lights of the house below. I leapt down the…

These photos, from today’s walk, were taken with my iPhone. Which isn’t the best camera, but is interesting to use–and available. As they say, the best camera is the one you have with you! Snowy landscapes continue. That impressive-looking peak…

It’s turning into a snow album. But it’s so beautiful.

One solution to the too-many-books problem

London-based Levitate Architects came up with this ingenious solution to a book storage problem and created a loft-like bedroom nestled under the roof of the top-floor apartment. Here’s what Levitate’s Tim Sloan had to say about the project: via www.apartmenttherapy.com…

The cheese in question.