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• Saint-Cosme Priory, France

  

  We began our last day in the French countryside with a visit to the Saint-Cosme Priory. This has been a religious site since at least the year 1000AD. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Villandry, France (part Deux)

  

  I put up some of our photos from our visit to the chateau and gardens at Villandry on Wednesday: Villandry, France. I saved the photos related to our lunch and... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Book Review: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

  

  Book: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: The New Press Publication date: 2010... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Villandry, France

  

  According to our guide, Henri Carvallo, the owner of Villandry, this is the last of the great chateaus built during the Renaissance period in the Loire Valley. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Readers’ Workouts — July 9

  

  Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where we share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges. Join us each Tuesday!How did everybody do with... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• La Chatonnière

  

  One gray morning we visited the gardens at La Chatonnière (link to English version of the website). This had multiple themed gardens. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Chateau De Valmer, the Potager

  

  I posted photos of Chateau de Valmer on Wednesday, but I saved the ones from the potager for Weekend Cooking and Saturday Snapshot today. Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Chateau De Valmer

  

  We visited Chateau de Valmer (link to the English version of the website) on an evening when it had rained on and off all day. We arrived in a drizzle but got... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 DESTINATIONS

• Readers’ Workouts — July 2

  

  Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where we share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges. Join us each Tuesday! Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Paris in July

  

  It’s Paris in July! I’ve been looking forward to this since we started planning our recent trip to France last winter. I knew I would still be writing... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 DESTINATIONS

• Lunch in a French Home

  

  After our visit to Chateau du Chenonceau (Chenonceau), we were taken to lunch at the private home of a husband and wife who are avid gardeners.Front of house... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Book Review: Paris (DK Eyewitness Travel)

  

  Book: Paris: DK Eyewitness Travel Genre: Travel guidebook Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publication date: 2012 Pages: 447Source: PurchasedSummary: Starting... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Chenonceau

  

  It’s late to put up a Wordless Wednesday post, but I promised in my post on Monday about Diane de Portiers and Catherine de’ Medici (The Serpent and the Moon... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• The Serpent and the Moon by Princess Michael of Kent

  

  Book: The Serpent and the Moon : Two Rivals for the Love of a Renaissance King by HRH Princess Michael of Kent Genre: Biography / History Publisher: Touchstone... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 BOOKS

• Château d’Artigny

  

  Our second hotel was the Château d’Artigny, built in the early 20th century by perfumer Francois Coty in the style of an 18th century chateau. We stayed in an... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Book Review: Paris, My Sweet by Amy Thomas

  

  Book: Paris, My Sweet: A Year in the City of Light (and Dark Chocolate) by Amy Thomas Genre: Memoir Publisher: Sourcebooks Publication date: 2012 Pages: 280... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• L’Arboretum Des Grandes Bruyères

  

  Madame de la Rochefoucauld, on the right. She used to consider herself more artist than gardener — she made the wire fox terrier sculpture.There were still... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Readers’ Workouts — June 18

  

  Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where we share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges. Join us each Tuesday!Jet-lag really through me... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Courances, France

  

  Our visit to Chateau de Courances (link to the English version of the website) was one of my favorite parts of our garden tour in France. Courances is named... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS

• Giverny, France

  

  On the second day of our garden tour, we went to the most famous garden in France — Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny. We were met there by the head gardener,... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 BOOKS, FITNESS