Blog #14 – Embracing My Unique Joie de Vivre Something has changed. I’m in Paris for the autumn and suddenly, I feel very different here. I am finally feeling I am at home. I’m sure you’re wondering, but didn’t I always Read More

Blog 13: EW Travel – A River Cruise, a Solo Traveler, and Jet Lag! In September I was on a Uniworld Rhine river cruise from Amsterdam to Basal.  Uniworld, a privately owned company much less known cruise than Viking, was Read More

Blog #12 Loving small Gardens You’re probably wondering why I’m even thinking about gardens given it is September!  Well, autumn is when we plan for the spring AND because many of us live in small homes, condos, apartments, and the Read More

Extraordinary Women Blog #11 – What to Wear in Paris the End of Summer!! It’s time I head back to my Paris apartment. I’m going earlier than usual because I’m joining my college good friend and her husband on a Read More

Extraordinary Women Blog #10 – Bonjour Paris I’ve never been in Paris the last week of August as it welcomes la rentrée.   I arrived on a Sunday morning and the city was quiet. So quiet, it felt weird. Everything was Read More

Extraordinary Women Blog #9 – Making the Most of the Last Days of Summer We’ve got about two weeks before Labor Day in the United States, which officially marks the end of our summer. In France, this time is called Read More

Out of Office! Summer is coming to a close and I need to spend a little time in the sun and sand to regroup for La Rentrée in the Fall …..as they call it in France.  That special time when Read More

Extraordinary Women Blog #8 – A Love of Water I’m trying hard to regularly exercise. I wish exercise was an addiction I couldn’t live without. I crave sugar but never exercise. My brain just isn’t wired properly. I’m trying though, Read More

Extraordinary Women Blog #7 – Nature… & Your Well Being I recently had a fascinating conversation with Antonia Mason from the wonderful bookstore Books on the Hill in St. Alban’s England, for an upcoming podcast.  TRANSLATE with x English Arabic Read More

Extraordinary Women Blog #6 – Taking Care of Moi! It’s always something isn’t it?  If we haven’t had enough stress, now it’s the heat wave that seems to be everywhere!  Inflation, possible recession, covid still around, climate concerns, lack of Read More