

The Needle Club
It was the rabbit lady who asked that we meet on Fridays, because she is the chief of an enterprise, the rabbit slaughterhouse, and that...


Under France: The Small World of Truffles
The year has begun exceptionally well. The weeks after Christmas can feel like a sinkhole – holiday enthusiasms turn ugly upon opening...


Under France: Hunting Truffles and More
The interlude in Provence and the Cote d’Azur over the new year holidays, was bright and refreshing, to be sure. Like a brand new bee, I...


Letters from France: Return to a Happy Place
My move back to southwest France met some, let's call them administrative, challenges. I knew to expect to expect hurdles, because I’d...