The madeleine Blog

I am very sorry to report that despite my best efforts and intentions, January is not through with me yet. I guess today is the 31st, and...

Well, hello, hello, and Happy New Year to all! Here is to hoping that things will get better on the world front, at least. As far as the...

And here we go again. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and we are now face-to-face with December, aka the Christmas tunnel for those who...

I should have known, as soon as I hit “publish” on my pumpkin soup post last week, that my sweet, sepia-colored picture of Autumn...

Friday is always Soup Day at my house. This is one of the handful of routines I have been able to maintain over the years, since my older...

I would never have imagined writing two consecutive posts about figs. I enjoy figs, don’t get me wrong. But not the way I gobble up plump...

I think the hardest thing for me to deal with as a parent is just STUFF. I mean just THINGS, material physical objects - toys, clothes,...

Photo Adobe Stock I haven’t done much cooking lately and haven’t felt much of an urge to cook either. Somehow days and evenings go by and...

Photo NY Times I don’t know if you have noticed, but I am writing this post a mere three days after my last ridiculously late post about...

Photo @madeleine diaries I have been back in the city heat after a welcome long weekend, which was decided at the last minute and did...