Madeleine de Scudery's Quote

I don’t know a lick of French, except for a mouthful of words like oui, monsieur, mademoiselle, madame, au voir, bon jour, merci and that’s about it.  What I do find intriguing about the French language is how romantic it looks on paper or fabric.  I’m also enchanted when good fortune smiles upon me and I overhear French spoken by native speakers.   All this jabbering brings me to the quote in the heading of my blog.

I don’t believe Madeleine de  Scudéry could have been any more on target when it comes to describing a romance novel in simplest form.   The greatest pleasures of the book come from the love heroine and hero strive to hold fast and the worst problems develop because of that love.  I don’t know about you, but I’ll race through a novel that envelopes a world with a pleasurable concept intertwined with a problematic one if they're wrapped around the larger-than-life emotion…love.  Love compels each of us to be better, to be worse... to be. 

Want to learn more about the fascinating Madeleine de Scudéry and her Saturday salon, samedis, where literati gathered to argue the issues of the day? You’ll find a plethora of information on this site.

Have a wonderful Saturday evening,  

A Romantic Journey

I've been on a journey to places only I know and now I'd love it if you'd join me.  After years of writing about everything from how to get pet pee off the carpet to zen gardens, I'm taking the plunge into the fresh waters of creative writing.  My writer's voice lends itself to romantic stories and perhaps that's because I'm a romantic soul.  Yes, I believe there's love out there in all shapes, sizes, colors, patterns, and textures. 

You, dear reader, can expect to find all manner of romance.  Maybe one day it will be a romantic recipe and the next a tale of unrequited love.  I do know this...a blog, MY blog about romance is ready to burst into passionate flames and I so want you to join me.  Put away your cynacism, lay aside your disbelief, and for just a while believe...believe that love encompasses us in strange and wonderful fogs that swirl in and out of our lives. 

I must take care of some business.  I knew I wanted to start Isabella's blog and I knew I wanted it to be dreamy and of course, romantic.  I searched far and wide across the vast Internet landscape until I came upon two good fairies of enchanting backgrounds.  Thank you to Elegia's Background Garden for this hauntingly beautiful background, but before I found Elegia I stumbled upon Cute n Cool Blog Stuff.  itKuPiLLi creates amazing art and she too offers free backgrounds.  I have my eye on one of hers for future possibilities.  So if you have a moment, stop by, take a peek, and be prepared to be delighted.