April in Paris

“April in Paris, this is a feeling no one can ever reprise”.  E.Y. Harburg On Tuesday, we hopped on our Air France flight from Nice to Paris.  I had booked us into a hotel on Avenue MacMahon, just steps away from the Arc de Triomphe so getting to the hotel after our flight was easy. […]

Meet les parents!

Last Saturday, Mom, D and I took off in our little rental car for Coustellet. It was time for Mom to meet les parents. Yes, this would be the first time our families would meet.  Les parents didn’t attend our wedding in Toronto because D and I had already made the move across the Atlantic.  And really, […]

The sweet life

Six days on the Côte d’Azur and Mom is still going strong.  To say that she’s having a good time  would be an understatement.  And no, I’m not bragging; we’re just having an all-around good time. We left for Grasse after I published the previous post.  The plan for that Wednesday afternoon was to take […]

Water into wine

After two full days on the Côte d’Azur I think I can truly say that my mother is having a good time.  Sure, I could take all the credit and tell you that it’s because I’m her daughter and she’s happy to be here with me.  The truth is she’s enjoying the good wine this […]

We’re back in Nice!

Mom, D and I arrived in Paris yesterday morning then took an afternoon flight to Nice.  The sky was glue and the sun was out when we arrived on the Promenade des Anglais but I couldn’t really focus on all that Cote d’Azur goodness.  No, I was way too tired for that.  All I could […]