The Good Life

  • Under the (blazing) Tuscan sun…

    Temperatures here in Florence have been hitting 89F/32C daily. It’s about 10F degrees warmer than we’d anticipated, even factoring in that so far this spring…

  • Une femme recommends…

    Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk We picked up a small bit of this to put out for our New Years Eve party, and o la la! …

  • Mid-Week Miscellany

    The pace of life has shifted into Holiday Fast Forward.  We’re already coming up on the last crazy night of Hanukkah; tonight we light candle #8…

  • How does my garden grow?

    Here’s a shot of the herb/tomato garden as it looked when I planted back in the beginning of June: And here’s how it’s looking 60 days…

  • Stumped by Fennel

    When I was planting my herb garden, someone suggested that I toss in some fennel.  It has done well, so well that I needed to…

  • Morning quickies

    No, une femme hasn’t lost her sense of propriety.  I’m talking about le petit dejeunner!  Or specifically, a quick, easy, light and healthy petit dejeunner….

  • Degustation des champagnes!

    Due to the current phalanx of rainstorms marching through our neck of the woods, our internet connection at home is dodgy. So please forgive if…

  • Don’t hate me because…

    …mon mari has signed us up for a chocolate tasting seminar this afternoon at Essential Chocolate Desserts. ~ All original content property of https://unefemmenet.wpengine.com This…