The Paris Wife

Yikes!  Two weeks since my last post!  Not sure what happened there other than possibly the excitement of hockey season being over and revelling in the temporary window of extra time.

I have been thinking a lot about Paris lately.  This is largely due to the fact that I recently read The Paris Wife.  Also, it's been almost two years since my last time in Paris.  Anyone and everyone who knows me, knows that Paris is my very favourite city in the world.  In fact, I would love to be a wife in Paris.

The minute I land, I am full of joy (except for the time when I am in Charles de Gaulle airport but then as soon as I am out, I am back to being full of joy).  It was during that trip two years ago that I threw myself the best party I have ever had in my life (well, maybe except for my wedding), to celebrate turning 40.  It is also during that trip that I received a surprise birthday present in the form of conceiving my third child.

Sometimes, You Need a Good Zombie Story

I've made no bones about it (no pun intended).  I am a vampire girl.  Love my vampire stories: classic, gothic Dracula by Bram Stoker; sexy, smart Louis and Lestat of  Vampire Chronicles (or just the first three books) by Anne Rice or the campy, sensitive, hunky, Edward of Twilight. 

However, last year, I came across a little book about zombies.  Well, I guess if it's on the New York Times bestseller list and being made into a movie, it's not exactly a little book.  I'm talking about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. I know what you're thinking:  Pride and Prejudice, classic Jane Austen, one of my all time favourite books, and....ZOMBIES???