Month: July 2021
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Road Trip: Paris to Lorgues
As I mentioned in my last post, we took a road trip to break up our drive back from Paris in June. Since I really haven’t seen much of France, it was the perfect chance to stop into, drive through, and explore just a few of the many amazing small villages and lesser known cities…
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Europe Phase II Part 2 update
Well, it’s been a hot minute since I last updated on our status between France and Italy. My last post on this left us with an upcoming trip to Paris to sort out what we thought was going to be an easy and straightforward application for a Type D (multiple entry) visa. So, here’s an…
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Lavender Season in Provence
One of the images that I have always had of the Provence area has been of lavender. Somehow, though, I had completely forgotten about the season and so when my social media started showing pics from others of their forays into the fields to get that quintessential shot, I determined we needed to make a…
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The things we don’t talk about…
One of the things that always made me look forward to aging is that I would be able to openly talk about a number of topics that most consider to be off-limits or somewhat taboo. For me, I always saw the benefit of being “old” as no longer needing to care so much about what…
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Communication – Open and Honest
Communication is the thread that connects all of us together. It is when we cut the lines or allow them to get tangled up that almost every problem arises. These days, I am one hundred percent convinced that too much is shared with the general public. We have confused the concept of “open communication” with…