The Time and the Place: Turning Dreams to Duras in Southwest France

During her inaugural trip to France in 2012, the American author experiences her first case of "love at first sight," but it's not a man that turns her head--it's a country. She falls in love with the villages, the décor, food, wine and the lifestyle. Once back at home she becomes obsessed with the idea of owning her own place in France and begins her own vigilant search for a dream cottage. Follow along on the journey as she begins on the couch in her pajamas, spending hours on her iPad. Then fast forward a few months to the day in France, after she quit looking at houses in frustration, she literally stumbles upon her dream cottage. Attached as it was to an historic village clock tower, she allows herself to be drawn in and charmed by it's wonky and sporadic clanging. Pour a glass of rose' and sip along as she signs the contract and spends five whirlwind days making the house her own. Then relish the moments when she finally sits down and blissfully savors the first glass of wine on her new French balcony.
This story speaks to the unfettered and rapid pursuit of a personal dream and will be an inspiration to those who rarely get beyond the phase that begins on the couch while dreaming in pajamas.