Here’s a fun fact to sip on. In Champagne, France, the vineyards are generally not allowed to be irrigated. The rules of the region keep the hoses coiled up, even when August gets hot and stingy with rain. So how do some of the most famous grapes on the planet survive a dry summer? They…
My mother-in-law is 80 years old. She still travels quite a lot (just went with me to France in May), still says yes to trips most people half her age turn down, and a few weeks ago she said something to me that I have not been able to shake. She said, “Do the thing…
In May I revisited the Champagne region, walking château hallways, tasting things I probably shouldn’t have tasted before noon, and locking in every last detail for our next group of women. If you’ve been eyeing our women’s stress reduction retreats and wondering what actually happens behind the scenes before a group lands in France, buckle…
You take the weekend off. You sleep in, skip the group chat, maybe even get a pedicure. And Monday still hits like a truck. If you’ve ever thought “I don’t know what I need, but it’s more than a break,” you’re not broken and you’re not alone. That vague, bone-deep tired that a nap can’t…