My first passion is being a therapist, which has always brought me much fulfillment and joy in helping others, but my other passion is gastronomy and cooking! To those of you who know me or my regular readers, this is no surprise, given the culinary and wine posts sprinkled throughout. There is a sort of …
Yes, you have a story to tell! You know this story very well and all the minute details, because it is your story! You know, your life! Maybe you have never considered that your life history is interesting, but trust me it is! I have never met a human being that does not have their …
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 intrigued enough by the Louvre’s proposed Aphrodite’s Love trail to follow the Goddess of Love, rather than my usual meandering around. I would have loved to have taken you along,(yes, you who is reading this.) Beauty should always be shared and besides I would have been interested in your thoughts too. I never …
I have been shocked and disturbed by the degree of vile hate fueled diatribes spewed daily in social media during the American presidential campaign of 2016. Thank God, this election will soon be over, but fearful that the need for mob propagated hatred and revenge will continue. Tolerance is a key component towards harmony within …
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 …
Eugene Delacroix was described by his friend Charles Baudelaire as “a volcanic crater artfully concealed behind bouquets of flowers”. He remains in many ways an enigma, where his personality and inner life can be drawn from his art, his tragic childhood losses, and conjectured by reading the correspondence to various persons during his lifetime. This …
Approaching trauma anniversaries are never easy to deal with for many of us. Traumatic events are systematically recorded in our psyches, either consciously or unconsciously. They have their own calendar and are usually pretty accurate in causing underlying distress preceding the anniversary of the event. Obviously, the conscious memories are the most painful , because …
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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