Ready for adventure. Noah, age 6, on our way to France On this day, nine years ago, we put our French life on hold for what we thought would...

My husband was away so there was no calling out for help. Not that it would have made a scrap of difference if he had been within cooee*. We...

A year ago today, I started writing my second book . 17 days later it was done. I know that this number is accurate because I still have the...

... our return to the mountains. Secretly, I had hoped that I might be letting you know that a new book, ' But you are in Italy, Signora...

Not quite full circle. The olive tree has produced for the first time and it feels momentous. It has survived years of overseas separation, ...