As everyone knows by now, the Notre Dame de Paris has burned. Being in France, and even if we weren’t, I can’t tell you how devastating it feels, watching. The French news has been broadcasting live for hours, and despite not speaking French as well as we hoped, we understand one thing clearly: The Notre […]
For years, decades even, I have been the victim of extremely poor customer service. My friends and family think I do not eat fast-food because of health reasons, meh. That may be one of the reasons, but the number reason is because I grew weary of having mayonnaise on a burger when I ordered mustard […]
Over the past few months, when not lounging by the pool in Pattaya, or getting a massage, or shopping in Colmar, eating all the nougat and caramel, we find ourselves curled up together watching Netflix. Back in Texas, we canceled our cable over a year ago, opting only to use Hulu and Netflix, along with […]
Today was the first day of the Easter Markets here in Colmar. As I had mentioned previously, this town is already a fairytale, and we expected even more beauty with the addition of the markets. But…I wasn’t expecting today. Overnight, literally, within the wee hours of the night, our fairytale town went from beautiful to […]
In case you were unaware, tomorrow, April 5th, is National Caramel Day. I write about a few foodie holidays here on the blog, but, Caramel? Sweet, thick, creamy, gooey caramel? How can I NOT celebrate such incredible wonderment? Caramel is good, even when it’s bad. Rust and I had French Toast again this morning in […]
It’s Wednesday afternoon here in Colmar. I wish I could tell you that we are back on a good sleep schedule, thanks to the French sleeping pills we bought yesterday to help get us adjusted…but. Yeah. Those pills we took around 10pm didn’t kick in until, oh, 3am, and once again, we slept straight through […]
I’ve had people ask, “how do you do it?” By it, they refer to travel around, live everywhere, and see the world. Some people, friends even, think I’m a multi-millionaire. Sorry to disappoint, I am not. I’ve written a few finance posts, how to retire in your thirties, 9 ways to save $500 per month, […]
It is Monday afternoon in Colmar, and once again, Rust and I are piled on to the couch in our gite, working. It’s a gorgeous day outside, nearly 70 degrees and sunny. We were out and about earlier, on our daily two mile stroll. Today we meandered a bit on the way to the Monoprix, […]
Bon Jour from Colmar! Today I am letting Rusty take over the blog, because I believe he may love French Toast even more than I do…which is saying a lot! Enjoy! I love French toast. But why? Well, I love breakfast, but, unlike most people, I can’t stomach the taste (or smell) of eggs. Now, […]
As I write this, I am sitting on a large sectional sofa, windows pushed open, and a sweet French breeze is wafting past my face. Rocky is on our television, but the sound is drowned out by the ringing of the church bells, letting us know it is 5pm in Colmar. Behind me, in the […]
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It’s noon on Saturday, March 9th. We leave our home here in 8 hours, but for now, we are piled into my favorite pool cabana, soaking in the last bit of Thai sun. It’s hard to believe it’s been 8 weeks already, or that we won’t be back here for a whopping 5 months. We’ve […]