Oui, s'il vous plaît

I would like to take this moment to thank God for the French. Specifically for their mad pastry skills. Pastries, especially those made with fruit, are my weakness. They are more enticing than chocolate. More tempting than shoes. And cheaper, too!

The heavenly berry tart you see in this photo was my lunch today. My entire lunch. While standing in line at a French cafe yesterday, waiting for a loaf of bread and a cup of soup, a fresh platter full of these berry tarts came out of the kitchen and into my life. Sadly, I couldn't justify buying one at the time. And by the grace of God I was able to walk away. Only to have this life-changing, tart-justifying idea...

Every time Aunt Flo comes to town (ladies, you know what I mean), I will drive straight to my little French cafe and order a berry tart. I am so excited about my genius plan that I am actually looking forward to her next visit.

It's the little things in life...