Big Sur

For the longest time, I thought of Big Sur as a state a mind, a breathtaking, transformative place where you wind up—maybe half-naked and giggling—when you're exploring the edges of consciousness. I ... View Gallery »

Farewell, summer

Yesterday we interrupted our regularly scheduled programming to spend the last day of summer with Mama Bear. We headed to two of our favorite places on Cape Cod: the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary ... View Gallery »

The Bones

I'm going to let you in on a little secret: my parents are building a house on Cape Cod. I've never seen one constructed before, but every day we spend here I'm transfixed by the activity that ... View Gallery »

The Vacation, Part Three: P...

I can still remember coming in to Avignon during the final two days of the Festival d'Avignon, a month-long showcase of modern art, theatre and music. On paper a festival in an old Provençal city ... View Gallery »

The Secret Garden

While we're sad to part with Paris, for now, we have no complaints about waking up each day amongst family and flowers in Mom's secret garden.  View Gallery »

La Fête des Tuileries

On Sunday we were feeling a bit melancholy and lead-footed from our dose of Disney fun. But we rallied, heading early to the organic Sunday market for provisions for the week.

We spent the ... View Gallery »

To my love, thank you for t...

You might have heard of mystery rides, or maybe you have a similar tradition in your family. Well, this past Saturday, August 23, 2014, we woke up at 6:15am. Matt rolled out of bed first. When he came ... View Gallery »

Belleville Open-Air Market

If you're ever in Paris on Tuesday or Friday morning, the multiethnic Belleville market is worth a visit. The prices are quite cheap, but the real reason to go is to "take a cultural bath," as our ... View Gallery »

The Vacation, Part Two: Tou...

There's a practiced romance about France that's so suave and self-assured as to be intimidating. The most oft repeated association with Paris is love, after all. So while I felt both excited and oddly ... View Gallery »

The Vacation, Part One: Paris

While Matt, Austin and I had read and planned and scrutinized the arrondissements on a map, in guidebooks, and in exchanges amongst friends, I felt somehow completely unprepared when Matt and I ... View Gallery »