On Sunday, June 9, we made our way from the Champagne region to Paris in the late afternoon. We got settled at our hotel – the Hilton Paris Opera, located in the 8th arrondissement – where we had an attractive, updated room with lovely amenities; it was tiny but cozy feeling and very quiet. This…
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Our 2024 Europe Trip: The Champagne Region Recap
On Friday, June 7, after our stay in Versailles, we drove around two hours to the beautiful Champagne region of France and enjoyed the loveliest, sunniest weather. Our first stop was Au Bon Manger in Reims, where we had one of the most special meals of the trip. Reservations are required here; we emailed them…
Book Thoughts: My 7 Reads of Winter & Spring 2024
The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey This was a lovely, sweet and moving winter read. Seventy-nine-year-old Missy Carmichael lives alone and feels consumed by loneliness as well as her past haunting her, until she meets two women in a park and a dog, who all introduce her to a new kind of…
Spring Break 2024: Home in Nashville & Trip to Greenville
This past week was my spring break – always a much-anticipated time as we bid winter adieu and welcome the warmer, longer days. Last year, H and I traveled to Anguilla for our honeymoon! This year’s break was more low-key, but still wonderful. I stayed home in Nashville for most of it and enjoyed a…
Comfortable & Simple Monochrome Travel Style
I tend to be a homebody, but I have an adventuresome side as well and love to travel. My style has always been comfy, classic, and casual, and being comfortable while traveling feels extra important to me. Travel can be unpleasant and tiresome; you might as well feel good in what you’re wearing. I recently…
The Magic of January: Thoughts + Poem
The magic of January is that it invites us to stay in and be slow, to do nothing other than sit quietly, snuggled in a cozy blanket, sipping a cup of winter tea. There is no necessity that you have goals or resolutions – in fact, I simply come up with a word (or a…
