It wasn’t so much the 31 breakfasts that wreaked havoc on my nerves. It was the cleanup after the 31 breakfasts – in the middle of which I had to dash to the market to pick up the cheese I had ordered - that turned my mood sour. I don’t serve breakfasts alone, I have ...
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. - Pablo Picasso It’s astonishing how quickly one can become acclimated to something new: a new life, new schedule, new job, even a new profession. I have been feeling lately that starting over in life is like being ...
We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us. - Francois Rabelais A hotel with a soul. That’s what he said. “That’s what is missing these days, hotels with a soul, une âme, warm, welcoming places where one feels at home. That’s what you have here. The hotel, your neighborhood, your region, ...
Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace. - Eugene O'Neill A stroll through the beautiful city of Chinon, and the fairytale of living in France returned and ignited my esprit. Each afternoon ramble through the narrow medieval streets of this picturesque village with its swags of roses ...
AND GOING Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real. - Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days I am surrounded by suitcases many open and half filled, the sun streaming in the windows of this apartment that we will leave in just two days. Cartons are stacked high to the ceiling, rolls of ...
I'm Jamie; welcome to the new Life's a Feast!
I run a hotel in Chinon, France, and write about life, culture, modern day living and food.
My passion is to create vibrant and unique experiences.
