January has had the most bone chilling bitter cold that I can remember since living in Paris. With a knee injury, I have not been sailing around this gorgeous city like I am use to. Having already missed an important march Saturday, I was determined to get up to Montmartre for the scallop festival and …
Sainte Geneviève is revered here in Paris and with good reason! She single-handedly saved Paris from invasion, destruction, sickness and famine through her courage, her peaceful leadership, her diplomacy, and her faith. For all that she did for the city of Paris to survive, she certainly merits having that title! I first discovered …
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You can see all sorts of crazy things in Paris. Mostly it is bizarre looking humans , not sheep grazing in front of our beautiful Parisian monuments or landscapes. One reason makes perfect sense to me, the other is a superb example of how the French call attention to their many grievances . I have …
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With close to a 1000 vintners offering their wines to taste and for sale, the sheer size alone is so staggering as to be unbelievable! Mon Dieu! Surviving means tasting but not drinking! However beautiful a wine is, you can not swallow it if you want to be able to taste other wines you are …
It was one of those weekends, where there was too much I wanted to do, so it came down to pick and choose. Boudin on a barge, ski jumping, photo exhibit and a flea market. A blessing to me to be pulled out by all these events, who with shorter daylight and rainy cold weather …
I was determined to approach this task with a uncritical and open mind; precisely learning to appreciate contemporary art, which has held little interest in the past. It was at the Le Petit Palais, which I love to visit anytime and it was free. It just happened to be one of those rare perfect autumn days …
I absolutely adore going to the many outdoor markets here to pick out my fruits, vegetables and seafood. They are all a dazzling feast for my eyes and the smells of roasting chickens, simmering paellas, tartiflettes, etc offer enticing bouquets that titillate my nose as walk down the aisles. This one had famous chef’s farmers …
Saturday was one of those absolutely perfect warm autumn days in Paris. As soon as I hit the lovely Palais Royal gardens, the heavenly odor of foie gras sizzling in a pan perfumed the air. Les Toques du Canard was well in process celebrating the famous foie gras ducks of the Landes region in southwest …
September is one of my favourite months in Paris, in part because of les Journées du Patrimoine, or Heritage Days. Yesterday was the tightest security ever seen for a historical visit: sadly needed but very much welcomed! One weekend out of the year, all of over France, historical monuments, governmental buildings, châteaux and all sorts …
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As I stood in the broiling hot sun, with the Eiffel Tower in the background, I noticed only the pigeons had to freedom to still call Sainte Rita’s church their home. I wonder what they were thinking snugly perched in the pretty rose window looking down on all the faithful kneeling and praying in the …
I always find refuge not only in my faith, but in the enormous beauty of churches. Combine that with the sweetness of classical music that resonates off those old stones, and I find transformative moments of joy! Paris has an ongoing smorgasbord of concerts in her magnificent churches and chapels; a fair amount paying, but …
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