In only three weeks I’ll be able to walk to the boulangerie instead of baking my own madeleines. Ok, admittedly I seldom bake madeleines, but the anticipated thrill of walking a few steps out the door for the morning’s baking is a lot of what’s keeping us going these days, as we draw ever nearer to stepping off the edge of our lives.
We’re going to live in France. Incroyable.
FRENCH LETTERS 
Yeah!! this will be very nice Abra. I can’t wait to see all the gorgeous pictures of the food and the area. bon voyage!
Looks great mom!
I am looking forward to the food pics but I hope you will add some pics of the landscape as well, only having been to France briefly myself I would love to know what it looks like and the house too of course.
WOW!! Now that is what I call a spectacular birthday present to oneself!!! I hope you will fill in the details of what led to this decision!! I am very happy and excited for you!! My brother and sister in-laws just moved to Italy for 3-5 years and I have plans to visit next year. If you are still in Europe, we will HAVE to plan a visit!!!
With much love, Lee
Yay…I’ve found my replacement for EG! Love your pictures, writing, and I’m sure I’ll fall in love with France too. Let me know if you decide to set up a Seattle off-shoot of this site. I still take food pictures, but have only been leaving them on Flickr for the past several months.