Reflection

March 18, 2017 (077/365)

"What is the good of experience if you do not reflect?" - Frederick the Great

I'm still reflecting on my recent trip to Paris. I'll share more pictures and thoughts soon.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

March 17, 2017 (076/365)

May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be ever at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and the rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

French Friday: Macarons

March 16, 2017 (075/365)

"Follow your bliss and don't be afraid...” - Joseph Campbell

Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day, so French Friday seems kind of inappropriate. However, although it's still Thursday in Wisconsin, it's already Friday in France so voilà. Monday, March 20th is officially Le Jour du Macaron, but many bakeries are starting specials as early as Friday. Although, I'd loved to still be in Paris, I did recently find some wonderful macarons closer to home. Last week, I attended the Central States Conference for Teachers of Foreign Languages at the beautiful Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. In the hotel, there is a cute bakery called Sugar Bliss Pâtisserie that features an amazing assortment. Having recently indulged at both Ladurée and Pierre Hermé while in Paris, I opted for some non-traditional -- perhaps uniquely American --flavors. I tried toasted coconut, chocolate peanut butter, vanilla birthday cake, strawberry lemonade, Irish Baileys (in honor of the imminent holiday), and yes, you read that correctly -- Fruity Pebbles! Pourquoi pas? Apparently, Sugar Bliss is a franchise opportunity with only two locations in Chicago. Anyone want to open one in Delafield?!

Crystal Ball

March 15, 2017 (074/365) • "Beware the Ides of March"

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln

Magical?

March 13, 2017 (072/365)

"The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event.  You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?" - J. B. Priestley

OK, but what about waking up to several inches in the middle of March? Magical is not the first word that comes to mind!