Uncategorized The Last Time I Saw Paris 14 Nov 201514 Nov 2015 This is a difficult post to contemplate in the aftermath of the attacks on Paris. Yet, it is all I can think about since I was there only two weeks…
Uncategorized I finally made it to Versailles! 1 Nov 20158 Nov 2015 There were reasons; always reasons. I ran out of time. There was a transportation strike. I planned to visit on a Monday and they were closed. Trip after trip to…
Entertainment… We’ll Always Have Paris… 18 Jul 2014 This weekend I am celebrating the marriage of a dear friend -- with other dear friends in a sleepover all-girl pajama party with tons of food and wine and movies!…
Entertainment… V is for View 25 Apr 201225 Apr 2012 V is for views - all kinds - all places. From the Missouri River Valley to the Badlands of South Dakota, the top of the Rockies, to Paris, France, and…
Entertainment… Midnight in Paris 3 Jan 20123 Jan 2012 I'm probably the last person on earth to know how wonderful this movie is. But if you have been under a similar rock, let me recommend this for you. First,…
Civility… Weekend for Awards and the Versatile Blogger 5 Dec 2011 This has been a great weekend for catching up with not only my blog, but those of others whose writing style and/or photography I admire. If you have been following…
Civility… 7 x 7 Awards Go To… 3 Dec 20113 Dec 2011 On November the 20th, I received a very thoughtful nomination for the 7x7 Link Award by one very talented young man whose blog many of you may have had the…
Entertainment… No Halloween in France – and Other Bits of Knowledge 28 Oct 201128 Oct 2011 I started thinking about this post as one that honored traditions of Halloween - or All Hallows Eve, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, and the Day of the Dead celebrations. …
Entertainment… Champagne From Grape to Glass 21 Oct 201121 Oct 2011 The golden leaves around my house are reminding me of another golden hillside - Essoyes' own golden vineyards of the special champagne grape. Last October I, along with the other…
landscape… The Year That Changed My Life 10 Oct 2011 "Inside you there's an artist you don't know...say yes quickly, if you know, if you've known it from before the beginning of the universe." - Rumi The holiday that I…