The Mustard Zone

One of the beautiful views we had while hiking the Cinque Terre trails.

This one is of very photogenic Riomaggiore.

I had the good fortune of travelling to Barcelona, Spain last week.
Most of the trip was for business, but luckily I was able to make time for some pleasure during the weekend.

I ate some tapas, drank lots of sangria, and got to see the Mediterranean Sea again.

Barcelona is […]

I’m back from a very relaxing vacation to the Indian Ocean.
Did you know that this tropical island is one of the world’s largest cashmere sweater producers?
I didn’t see any cashmere yarn for sale, though.

The Mauritius flag is made up of four colors: red, blue, yellow, and green.
We heard various stories about what these […]

We visited the Champagne region this past weekend.

Our main goal was to do some shopping at the factory outlet centers that have recently been advertised all over Dijon.
Who knew that this great American pastime was available so close to Dijon?

If you go, I […]

Where in the World Was I This Past Easter Weekend?

Care to take a guess?

Clues
The town’s main attraction is its lake.
It’s a very touristy medieval town.
Many bridges can be found all over town, it’s pretty much built on the lake.
It’s in France.

The person who guesses correctly by April 1st will get a prize from Dijon.

Send your […]

I spent Christmas weekend in the city of Lyon this year.

Before heading over to Christmas Eve dinner at my sister-in-law’s home, I spent the day sightseeing in downtown Lyon.

First stop was the Part-Dieu shopping center where I took some photos of the Christmas display there. There’s also a Somewhere store here!

Then it […]

I’m back from a 12-day trip to Poland.

I was hoping to come back with some Polish yarns and patterns but unfortunately I wasn’t able to find a yarn shop to visit.

Instead, I’m just back to Blogging about French yarns and knitting in France.
That is, just as soon as I get myself unpacked and get over […]