French strikers are not showing any glimpses of backing down. So far, the strike has been extended to Wednesday and I won’t be surprised if it continues even longer. I would venture to say that if you had their plum retirement age and pensions promised to you when you were hired, you would be out …
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Black Friday craziness has unfortunately invaded France, but there is also a strong resisting push here to make it Green Friday instead! So what is Green Friday and from where did it come? Green Friday is a completely different French mindset resisting relentless promotion of consumerism, greed, and exploitation of others and of the planet. …
If you have ever taken in a walk in the lovely Luxembourg gardens, you have probably seen Marie de Medici’s palace. This stately former royal palace became home to the French Senate. The palace is not open to the general public except by invitation from a senator, or on Jours de Patrimoine( Heritage Days). Not …
Marie de Medici, The Queen Behind Luxembourg Palace And Gardens Read More »
Ahhh, Paris and lovers. Two inseparable words that comprise the soul of this beautiful city on the Seine. This is a love story that will put a smile in your heart. If you want a feel-good sort of feeling; then read on. Paris is synonymous with lovers intertwined on the banks of the Seine, lovers …
Come June and July, casual conversation with neighbors seems to be proliferated with the big V question. That is preciously, “where are you going on vacation?”. “Je vais rester ici. Août c’est mon mois préféré à Paris!”. My matter of fact announcement that I am staying put and that August is my favourite month in …
No, It is not my imagination, Paris is getting hotter with more heatwaves each summer! That is not necessarily a terrible thing, but it is becoming really difficult without air conditioning! Heatwaves here are called a “canicule”, which has its roots in the Latin word for a dog, canis. As Sirius the brightest star in …
My beautiful aunt Margaret was like a second mother who was always there for me. I loved her very much. She always had a marvellous huge garden wherever she lived and it was she who nurtured my own passion for gardening. Most of her adult life she lived in New Orleans Louisiana. I have many …
You can never get enough joy, nor love, nor beauty in life! Unfortunately, these exquisite moments that brings sweetness to living rarely just fly into your lap, so we have to seek them out. Paris offers such an abundance of beautiful art that it can be hard to choose which place to go to next, …
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At the end of this year, it will be almost 20 years of having the privilege of spending ordinary Sundays in this beautiful place! Paris is a place I never could forget and a place I can never get enough of either. Each day I like to reflect upon my blessings and gratitudes, and being …
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I have always maintained that truth is stranger than fiction. In this case, bread laws in France imposed on French bakers take the cake again! No pun intended! Bread, like French wine and cheeses, is very heavily regulated here. Perhaps that is one reason why the French can rightfully boast about their extraordinary traditional breads, …
Enough is enough! With all of the French financial aid available to families here, the protesting gilets jaunes complaints are getting really old and lack validity! I am sick of the continued violent protests each Saturday by these “gilets jaunes”. They got the hated gasoline tax suspended, but they continue to protest like insatiable spoiled …
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I love France for many reasons, but not the French broad tolerance around cheating in relationships and marriages! The majority here seem to be in utter denial about the underlying implications of infidelity, as it is something that is nonchalantly treated with amusement or shrugged shoulders. Infidelity is the worst sort of betrayal and inflicts the …