Favorite European Movies
The smell of a salt-kissed breeze along the Amalfi coast, the taste of freshly-aerated wine in the south of France. Who else is missing the excitement and experiences of traveling? Oh how we tend to take these luxuries for granted. Whether missing some of your favorite places in Europe or wanting to see new ones, it’s been a challenging year. Thankfully you can still travel without leaving the comforts of your home. "How?" you might ask. Movies! So my gift to you is
Martinmas / St. Martin’s Day
This year, thanks to my grandson’s kindergarten class, we’ve started a new tradition. That of doing a Lantern Walk on Martinmas or St. Martin’s Day. St. Martin of Tours (France) lived in the 4th Century. As a young man, he was a Roman soldier. On a cold and snowy night in November, as he rode into a city, he came upon a beggar, huddled by the city gates, who had very little clothing and was certainly not in any shape to