Cyber influence is a subtle, almost imperceptible way of brainwashing and enculturation. Is it the new warfare without recognizable dangerous weapons? Scary question and thought isn’t it? That you are being targeted and manipulated but don’t know it, and don’t feel it and may not even believe it is happening to you! None of us …
Some women in orange wigs and other various disguises, reviving the Blanchisseuses parade of old Paris, started dancing to the beat of the drums, getting ready to march. This was not a wild event to go to in Paris, as it was many years ago, but it nevertheless was something I wanted to see that …
I always look forward to the biggest farm show in Paris, the Salon de L’Agriculture. I know is will be crowded, and I know I will come back exhausted with some sad feelings about the animals seen and adored. It is a once a year humongous farm extravaganza and immersion into all aspects of …
The lovely village of Merano, or Meran is geographically in Italy, but is a bicultural town, with a decidedly Austrian soul and more rooted in the Austrian Sud Tyrol culture. This is not at all surprising , given that Merano was in the Austrian Hungarian Empire until it was turned over to Italy after WWI. …
The Venice Carnival and Italian thermal spas were my well planned getaway to help get through the death anniversary of my son last week. He would have loved to have been with us. Maybe Italy called me because it was the last place Andre traveled with us a few years ago. I followed my own …
As a therapist, I obviously hear more sadness around Valentine’s Day than wonderous remarks, as I rarely have patients caught in the glorious exhilarating peaks of romantic love. I have never seen any stats on this, but I can only presume that most people are at any given year, trying to forget Valentine’s day, …
Printemps new marché and marvelous food hall just opened, and I had been wanting to take a peak of this magnificent rooftop/terrace full of gastronomic delights. I had already visited several times the older terrace just to take in the breathtaking 360 degree views of Paris, which was a rather hidden secret, few even knew …
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You might wonder what Sainte Geneviève has to do with the swollen Seine that fortunately has started to recede. Well, to some of us, a lot. Let me explain that it wouldn’t be the first time Sainte Genevieve pulled some celestial strings to save her beloved Paris from disaster. Three weeks ago, I went back …
Aimée’s birthday celebration was for her as difficult as Christmas and New Years. Despite my best attempt for distraction and evasion, it is impossible to blot up the grief that seeps through the fabric of our lives. Plus there is always a sibling’s survivor’s guilt at play too, though not always expressed at every turn. …
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Bessie Coleman was really an extraordinary woman who had to fight against tremendous odds stacked against her to accomplish all that she did. This woman who grew up in the piney woods of East Texas made her dream come true in a time when it was plain unthinkable of doing what she did. Her story …
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Fabulous French feasting during the holidays is an almost impossible marathon for even a foodie such as me! Too much, too delicious and too rich! Christmas Eve feasts are just the beginning, with a second even more elaborate at New Years. Then comes the onslaught in January of Galettes des Rois, irresistible buttery confections …
Fabulous French Feasting From Bûche de Noël To Galettes Des Rois Read More »
It’s that time of year again when a lot of you are thinking about making New Year’s resolutions and hoping that you can construct a better year than the one you left behind, but what about being a New Year’s blessing to others? Being a blessing to other people is guaranteed to give you more …