What happens when you miss the last Eurostar in London? A night of wandering, rejection and small kindnesses at St. Pancras International for a mother-daughter team that finds refuge in an all-night Costa coffee shop.

Many American children who are raised overseas are U.S. citizens and yet, they don't have the right to vote. How did that happen and is there a remedy? There's some upcoming legislation that could change it. A birth certificate, a U.S passport plus the right to work should give you the right to vote. Well, that's not automatically the case.

Essential, potential, absolute, unstable, static, dynamic, pure, prestigious, impregnated, immaterial, exasperating, wonderful. This is a partial list of adjectives coined by one man to describe not a woman, but a color. That man was Yves Klein, one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. And the color was International Klein Blue (IKB).

Bill and Tom are in my bedroom as I write. They are wearing helmets with lights, like coal miners. Their ponytails are secure, to keep hair away from their eyes as they peer into the depths of my walnut armoire...

International shipping is a miracle. That anyone gets anything is totally amazing. My furniture left my house in Provence and came to my house in California over three months later. God only knows how many people handled the shipment.

For one day only, on Sunday September 5th the glorious grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea will be home to a spectacular collection of the finest Le Mans sports cars. The event is inspired by “A Salute to Cooking”, a must-have celeb cookbook. There's still time to book.

When I have serious French-American cultural questions in Provence, I have always turned to my resident guru Walter Wells, who has lived in France for about 30 years. It was moving time and what was I going to do with the liquor I'd collected and couldn't send to the U.S. because I would need an import license?

If moving is ever a pleasure, let me at it. It's considered the third most stressful life event, following death and divorce. When you're making an international move, it's bound to be a saga, not to mention a gripping piece of shipping. What happens when you decide to ship some things from France – be it a few pieces of furniture or a household worth of goods? Hold on.

What do Americans who are voting from overseas need to know during an election year? While federal law grants us that right, it doesn't promise to make it simple.   Here are some guidelines to help clarify the process.