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  • Morning Bread Run!

    Every morning we do a morning bread run to pick up fresh pastries and bread for the day.  The baguettes are piping hot and so fresh that they only last until the afternoon.   We…

    June 14, 2017
  • Evening Cocktails

    We’ve had great friends to stay with us the last ten days in France.   My childhood best friend Lizzy and her fiancé Adam, as well as two of our close friends from Charleston,…

    June 12, 2017
  • Breakfast in the Garden

    We’ve been sleeping a bit less since we arrived due to the baby’s jetlag.  No biggie — honestly I think it will settle soon, he’s getting closer to his schedule back home and he…

    May 31, 2017
  • My Favorite White Dress

    Yesterday was the last evening we had with our friends with England so we took the opportunity to take a final tour through the village.    I can’t get over the spectacular beauty of…

    May 30, 2017
  • Sunset Stop

    We’ve had a lovely, quiet weekend with Will’s family and childhood friends at the house in France.   There are several more children, including a very little baby;  we have been spending our time lounging…

    May 29, 2017
  • My Favorite Store on Earth!

    We have a lot of family and friends arriving today and we’re so excited!  Will and I snuck off to the beach yesterday for a quick lunch and soak in the sun.  Le Club…

    May 26, 2017
  • Walls of Bougainvillea

    France is in bloom right now!  After a day of stocking up on supplies and running errands for our guest arrivals on Friday, Will and I headed out for a sunset walk and a…

    May 25, 2017
  • First Glimpse of France

    We arrived in France yesterday morning after a red-eye flight from New York.  The baby was amazing on the flight!  Fortunately for us (and less fortunately for Delta), the flight was pretty empty because of…

    May 24, 2017
  • France Lunch

    What could be more fun than a lunch on the terrace with friends. Back again at my late Grandmothers house, Anne (Charlston Stems) and I set up a lunch in the sunshine with china…

    January 12, 2017