Stories, serendipity, and the people we meet along the way.
First, let me thank everyone for touching base to make sure that all was well at the Chronicles. I’m happy to say that it is. That, for the past six months, I’ve been taking a small break. I’ve been “unplugged” from everything: book, blog, twitter, FB and, yes, even email.…
Everything was ready, and well in advance. I had booked the caterer, selected the menu, purchased an assortment of wines (sparkling, red, white) picked the mood…
There’s an old proverb that says, “Lucky at cards, unlucky at love.” The Italians turn it around and say, “Sfortuna al gioco, fortuna in amore”. …
The year got off to slow start but I will be making up for it in spades this spring – starting with a trip to…
February 13th, 2009 I packed my bag, purchased an airplane ticket and walked out on my Italian lover. In spite of the temptation to do…

I’m Catherine Larose — storyteller, traveler, and dweller in possibility.
For years I’ve been collecting stories in cafés, on trains, in airports, and around dinner tables.
Café Girl Chronicles is where I share reflections on connection, friendship, reinvention, and the people we meet along the way. Big moments may change the course of our lives, but it’s often the everyday exchanges—over coffee, conversation, and unexpected encounters—that become the stories we remember.
Those moments can happen anywhere. I’m simply looking for the places where they’re most likely to find me somewhere between life and latte.