It’s Not the Easter Bunny, It’s the Easter Bell!

gifts from the French Easter bell

My youngest daughter is halfway through a 2-1/2 month sojourn in France. This Easter, she was fortunate to spend the weekend with a French family in the village of Soissons. The village is northeast of Paris, about halfway to the Belgian border. The Cathedral Saint-Gervais & Saint-Protais dates from the 12th century, and a municipal [...]

Let the Chocolate Decide!

chocolate

I have a confession to make. I love chocolate. It’s my drug of choice, my not-so-secret pleasure. That’s why I was tickled recently to find that Ecuador, one of the countries we’re considering as a place to live, is a good source of the luscious beans. According to MarketWire, “Where do the Swiss go to [...]