Life

Martha Stewart Wants to Get You Drunk

Plus Feminist Wine Tasting, Cryptic Hints at the Future, My Stevie Nicks Phase, and Jolene's Hollaback Song to Dolly

Dec 6 •

A Big Announcement! Hint: It's Holiday-Related and It's Not Depressing

It's the La Flâneuse Holiday Pop-Up Shop! Plus My List of Other Great Gift Ideas to Inspire Your Shopping

Nov 14 •

I Did Not Expect This When I Moved to France

The Friend Bonanza is Real, Plus the Cutest Damn Cake Ever and Other Updates

Oct 26 •

A Women's Retreat in the South of France: Indulgence? Self-care? How 'Bout a Bit of Both?

Five Days of Good Fun, New Friends, and Just a Lil' Food Poisoning

Oct 11 •

When You Have a Great Life in France, Do You Have the Right to Complain?

After So Much French Summer Fun, Why Am I So Blue?

Sep 20 •

Wish You Were Here: Scenes from Summer Vacation in France

Is It Weird That I've Never Taken a 2-Week Vacation Before?

Aug 23 •

Notes from a (Weirdly) Quiet Paris

Plus a Fun Olympic Poll, Some Cute Updates and a Summer Dessert You Shouldn't Miss!

Jul 27 •

Help! I Just Got My Wine Exam Results

Passing? Failing? and Other (Sh*tty) Updates from Summer in Paris

Jul 19 •

Why Do We Do Things We Don't Really Want to Do?

I Never Wanted to Be a Sailor. So Why Did I Find Myself Sleeping on the Floor of a Small Boat in the Netherlands? Again?!

Jul 5 •

Paris Vibe Check and Complaints Department

Plus Summer Recipes, French Wine Talk, and Postage Stamps That Smell Like Baguettes?

May 31 •

Mick Jagger's Château May Be Swanky but It Wasn't My Favorite

Sooo Many Châteaux, Sooo Much Good Wine: Our Road Trip Through the Stunning Loire Valley

May 17 •

Writing in France Ain't Always Romance

It's Launch Week for a Brand New Book and I'm Very Proud to Be Part of It (Plus a Photo of Me from the 80s You Don't Want to Miss)

May 10 •

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