Uncategorized I Ate A Renoir Apple 31 Jan 201631 Jan 2016 Not much had changed in Essoyes, France in the five years since I'd last been in the small village in L'Aube. But there was one addition: La Maison des Renoir,…
Civility… Candle Lighter Award 29 Dec 201130 Dec 2011 Arindam has presented me with the Candle Lighter Award and there doesn't appear to be specific rules or obligations other than the recognition of others whose blogs uplift and bring…
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… 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…
holiday… Essoyes and the Giant Machines 23 Jun 201123 Jun 2011 The town was nearly deserted - its few hundred residents away at school, work, or shopping in a distant village. Besides a small grocer, bakery, bank, butcher, pizzeria, art studios,…
Entertainment… A Surprise At the Biltmore House 15 May 201115 May 2011 As most of you know by now, I have a special kinship with French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir. It developed during a writing school I participated in at Essoyes, France…
Uncategorized Studying Abroad 14 Apr 201114 Apr 2011 Six months ago I attended a writing workshop in France - 'Writing from the Heart...in the Heart of Champagne' - held twice a year by teacher, writer, and editor Janet…
Entertainment… Bonjour Paris 2 Feb 20112 Feb 2011 Today I received word that bonjourparis.com was publishing an article on Essoyes, France that I presented for review. I am extremely happy about this. Karen Fawcett and the contributors of…
travel French Keyboard 27 Jan 201127 Jan 2011 A friend and fellow writing class student has started a blog. Its address is http://travelingsardineclass.blogspot.com. Sometimes we jolt each others memories about something we experienced while in France together. Today…
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