January dreaming and restaurant rave: memories of a perfect lunch at L’Escargot Montorgueil on a warm summer day during an anniversary trip to Paris

Paperwhites don’t know anything about this sad month with no major celebrations.

For a moment, I was transported to 1950s Paris, walking along the River Seine, an accordian playing La Vie en Rose, the musician wearing a beret…ah, summer in Paris.

Thornton Winery bills itself as Temecula’s Original Champagne House, so of course we had to go there. We had a marvelous time enjoying the wines and our wide-ranging conversations.

Dazzling colors and green spaces that can be found all over Paris are the subject of this January Dreaming post.

Sunny good times of the past get us through dreary Januaries of the present. Today, the focus is on Stonehaven Harbor on the Scottish coast.

Afternoon tea at the palace where Queen Victoria grew up – by Jove, it was a jolly good show!

Memories of of a summer day in Laguna Beach, a town that’s more quirky than cool, colorful, artsy and fully embracing its California beachy character.

Today, we’re reminiscing about one of the wineries we visited on our ‘Wine for No Reason’ trip in to California’s Temecula Valley.

In Paris, even a taxi ride during rush hour is enriching and interesting. The second post in the series January Dreaming.

My Mom always hated January. Too cold. Too damp. Too boring. This is the first post in a series: January Dreaming.