april 30, 2012

Today was a sad day for us...we took Paul and Bekah up to Charles de Gaule and had to say goodbye to wonderful co-workers and great friends. We had time to make a couple of fun stops on the way up to Paris, this is in the very charming town of Vézelay. Love you guys!

april 29, 2012

Hanging out at Paul's soccer game with Anna and Bekah.

april 28, 2012

Birthday cinnamon rolls for Bekah. I love how somehow cinnamon rolls qualify as breakfast food!

april 27, 2012

Fancy shmancy dinner out on the town to thank Paul, Bekah and Anna for all their awesome work at the Château. Love this team, and going to miss them so much!

april 26, 2012

Planting our garden. Pretty sure I've put way too many seeds in, but I just can't help myself.

april 25, 2012

Love this photo Jay took this morning.

april 24, 2012

Another creative dessert by Anna: dark chocolate bread puddings, served with sesame crunchies (for lack of a better term) and caramel-butter frosting. I love seeing what she's going to come up with!

april 23, 2012

Prepping the garden. 

april 22, 2012

Cleaning day at the Château. Scrub on, fearless Bekah!

april 21, 2012

I never cease to be surprised by France: who knew country line dancing was a thing here? We had an "artistic day" here at the Château, and this was one of the workshops. 

april 20, 2012

A full cart at the garden shop...good things to come!

april 19, 2012

Eating dinner together after a long work day. Man, such great people come work at this place---makes working here a lot of fun!

april 18, 2012

I'm kindof jealous of how photogenic my cat is!

april 17, 2012

We had a fabulous day in Lyon, visiting the Klopps, watching The Hunger Games (in English!), and having a surprise birthday party for Bekah (complete with an amazing chocolate and peanut-butter cake made by Pam!). 

april 16, 2012

Out on a bike ride, and we couldn't help but stop and admire this handsome horse.

april 15, 2012

A rainy-day baptism at the Château.

april 14, 2012

Jay was asked to be the photographer for a village event...this shot was my fave.

april 13, 2012

Out on a walk in the countryside.

april 12, 2012

Cheesecake! :)

{This was Pam's clever idea.}

april 11, 2012

Four of my favorite things: a rainy day, Cluny, macarons, and Pam!

april 10, 2012

It's so fun having Pam here at the Château again...peeling pears in the kitchen, just like old times!

april 9, 2012

This girl is making bank at the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Château (de Saint Albain).

april 8, 2012

Château kitchen fun with three of my favorite cooks.

april 7, 2012

The hotel we stayed in had really sweet flowered fabric on the walls, and since they almost perfectly matched my p.j.'s I just had to do a Steve Martin Pink Panther impersonation. 

april 6, 2012

Chambord Castle is crazy huge, and sadly, was hardly ever lived in.

april 5, 2012

First castle: Chenonceau! I've been wanting to visit this for years, so thanks for making that dream come true, Pam! :) 

april 4, 2012

My dear friend, Pam Crane, came to visit! Here we're starting our road trip to explore the Loire Valley Castles. Fun times ahead!

april 3, 2012

Friends took us up to a little Romanesque chapel on a hill outside of their town, celebrated for its well-preserved frescoes.

april 2, 2012

Jay took this stunning photo today---just love it!

april 1, 2012

We went to our co-worker, Paul's, soccer game this afternoon. I just love how silly people can look in freeze-frame. (And then again some of us look pretty silly even when we're trying to look good---this photo beat out a nice smiley portrait of Jay and I at the game, because we just looked way too dorky to post online).