Femme au foyer

While we were living in France, it felt like we missed so many big days: birthdays, graduations, christenings, confirmations, weddings… Alt...

As if traveling to Latvia this summer wasn’t enough international travel, I managed to sneak in not just one, but two trips to Canada a few...

A Latvian wedding lasts three days, and it was on the third that we found ourselves in the quaint little seaside town of Saulkrasti . The E...

On the shores of the Gauja in central Vidzeme is the city of Valmiera. From archeological evidence we know the site has been inhabited for ...

After the wedding in Valmiera we headed west into the heart of Vidzeme, to the Dikļi Manor . Baron Paul von Wolf built the impressive neo-...

Five years, 2.7 kids later… Priecīgu kāzu jubileju mon amour ! “Love is a shiny car Love is a steel guitar Love is a battle...

A quick jump from Latvia 8,000 miles west, to mazā Latvija or “little Latvia”…   Three Rivers is home to the Latvian Center Gaŗezers ,...

Lately Laur ī ts is talking about Obama kungs māja (translates Mr. Obama’s house, he hasn’t gotten the hang of the word President just ye...

We had hardly been in the US for a month before time came to pack our suitcases again – this time for Chicago, where my parents live. My mot...