6 People to Remove from Your Table of Excellence

“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.” ― Epictetus Let’s pretend that you have a beautiful table set - candles are burning in crystal, a bouquet of red roses adorns the center and six perfectly place...
10 Ways to Experience Paris Like a Local

10 Ways to Experience Paris Like a Local

I am not your typical tourist in Paris. Sure, I’ve visited the Louvre, Notre Dame and the Eiffel tower.  But, I’ve never been to the Moulin Rouge, and I have no desire to go.   I don’t often frequent Le Printemps or the Galeries Lafayette.  I prefer small boutiques to...
One of the Craziest (and Best) Things I Ever Did!

One of the Craziest (and Best) Things I Ever Did!

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. St. Augustine I was talking with a close friend about my upcoming Paris retreat.  We both agreed that women are hesitant to say “yes” to the gift of travel. Believe it or not, I use to be one of those...
Learn the Art of Intellectual Foreplay

Learn the Art of Intellectual Foreplay

Words really flattering are not those which we propose but those which escape us unthinkably. Ninon de L’Enclos Sitting at a dinner party in the South of France many years ago, I was captivated by the conversation.  All the topics that I was taught were off limits at...
French Feminine Secret:  Work to Live

French Feminine Secret: Work to Live

People who know how to employ themselves always find leisure moments, while those who do nothing are forever in a hurry. Marie Jeanne Roland I just e-mailed a friend of mine who lives in the South of France, and here is the automated response I received: Bonjour, je...