Rising sun? No, the rising Seine…. Rain, rain, go away. Remember that little ditty we used to sing when children? Well, the rain has not gone away over the past month or two in France and the result, while not as spectacular as in June 2016 when the city was on high alert and objects …
Paris notions What do a gas station and a notions shop, both in Paris, have in common? There are hardly any of them left! On a recent stroll, I saw, and snapped a picture of, a gas station, thinking it would be nice to have a trace of this part of the Parisian scene which …
The other day I was in a Parisian restaurant with a longtime friend. We were having a good time and laughing, notably over the fact that we were eating hamburgers. They’re all the rage now in Paris, but we old-timers who have lived here for more than four decades remember when the French didn’t even …
Un hamburger, s’il vous plaît and no phone – pas de téléphone! Read More »
Le déjeuner de dimanche Sunday lunch, January 7 chez nous – or “are we really eating all this holiday food again?”. Answer: yes. David, our writer son, and his family couldn’t make it for Christmas so we made up for it with a late celebration and a sighting of Santa Claus (who made a special …
Christian Dior, un talent extraordinaire On the windy, sunny last day of 2017 a friend and I attended the Dior retrospective at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. It was without a doubt one of the best museum displays I have seen in a long time: informative, complete, well-explained and….magical! Dior was more than a designer: …