You know that saying: “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey?” I lived that maxim today. We left the apartment for Monument à la République, however, the three-mile journey unveiled treasures I did not foresee. At the Jardin Villemin, a group of young students, dressed in white, practiced their gold instruments, giving a sense that…
Middle baby dressed in blueOne kid had a headache, the other was asleep, and our middle child was dressed in blue and ready to go. We walked to ARTISANS BOULANGERS PATISSIERS, and I ordered breakfast in the worst French. “Good job,” the woman said in her best English. “English is a sweet language,” she continued.…
After a long week of traveling— A night with my cousin and family in Acworth, Georgia gave birth to new memories: sunset and a chat on the deck, takeout and red wine, darkness and fireflies blinking between pine trees. Zuri created this silly game and they played it for hours. Love listening to them laugh!!A…
“I hope tomorrow is a better day for you,” Ontonio said in his smooth and steady voice. It’s night time. I’m tired. It’s been a long day. A long week. The car light cuts through the dark, passing one mile marker after another, taking me home but not quickly enough. I usually love long car…
I have a secret to share: This blog is my HAPPY place. It’s not that I haven’t written because I haven’t been happy, It’s just that I’ve been… well… Writing a book proposal has had my head in all sorts of business knots, so much so that the creative writing part of my brain went…
For the past of two days, I’ve encountered the question, What’s Next? four times, in various ways. Of course, this is not the first time I’m hearing these words together or separately, but this is the first time the question stood like a peacock in my mind opening it glorious feathers spreading its ornamental blue,…