Sam DarlingOct 21, 20151 min readBeach vacation 1940s FrancePalavas-les-Flots is a French seaside resort south of Montpelier. My mother, along with her mother and new stepfather, spent a summer...
Sam DarlingAug 19, 20145 min readSecrets of SouthamptonI’ve told you before how I am a sort of time traveler, inhabiting worlds and activities from a bygone era. This is a common pastime of...
Sam DarlingOct 19, 20131 min readBeach 2These people. They make even the hideous fashions of the late 60s look chic. Maria Baroni & Helene Lasserre 1970 Verdon, France. Helene...
Sam DarlingOct 16, 20131 min readBeach 1My people, going way back, must be a seafaring people. I want to discover pirates in my family tree. No, I probably won’t. I’ve always...