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Half Fig Half Grape
As a mom, the first thing I notice when traveling to a different country (aside from the visually obvious native clothing) is how kid friendly the place is. How does the general public respond to children, what is there to do for children, etc.? Because I have been plunged into “family” it has been interesting to get a view from the inside as well as the outside. Ironically, the event I will describe below took place just after I inquired about the French equivalent to “tongue in cheek” as I
Read more... | Published: 08/14/08
Brittany
Land of the Breton
This was not our first trip to Brittany with the children. However it was our first trip with matching HOPE clothing, Breton style. You see, horizontal stripes are the “thing” in Bretagne. I suppose it’s a when in Rome deal. So as you know, when it comes to fashion, I like to join the heaps, just a bit differently. So the Hope family debuted VERTICAL stripes, Breton style.
Another when in Rome deal is
Read more... | Published: 08/12/08
Church Bells
I, like so many women, have sung along to numerous songs which include the lyrics of wedding bells or church bells. But it wasn’t until this morning that I’d realized I’d never actually heard them before.
There on a cobblestone road, dressed in summer clothing on a rainy day, I heard the church bells for the first time in my life. And a tear trickled down my cheek.
I was stunned by my tears. Don’t get me wrong, church
Read more... | Published: 08/11/08
Poitiers
Center of Medieval Studies
We had a great time visiting Poitiers. Yannick showed us around and the city was amazing. We did and saw so much and we never rushed once. I say this because with the family there’s always this rush energy and it seems to be such an effort to do things. Even changing the children’s clothing becomes a tremendous household chore. Anyhow I guess that’s just family.
So here’s what we did in Poitiers:
We saw the number one University in
Read more... | Published: 08/09/08
Yurtly Yannick
Why live in a square when the earth is round?
Twelve years ago, back in our teaching days, Greg and I met a cool guy called Yannick in Japan. Yannick sold me and quizzed me on the brilliance of e-mail way back then. He was present at Greg and my first interview to get into the Santa Rosa Plaza before the women’s clothing, before the children’s clothing, but with only the infamous orange Kashmiri X-mas tree ornaments to sell!! The wedding present he sent us is the only one
Read more... | Published: 08/08/08
