As the daytime draws to an end and the impending shadows of the evening slowly give way to dusk, the energy changes within me to a quieter one of expectation and celebration. I know that in an hour or so, I will partake of an immense pleasure of eating some my beautifully prepared foods …
I always look forward to two wine salons every year; one in the fall and the other in the spring, where I really enjoy seeing these wonderfully talented vintners who make gorgeous wines. So if you were wondering why I did not publish Friday , it was because for the last three days, I have …
Diane de Poitier has been known throughout history primarily for being the beloved mistress of France’s King Henri II. Only in recent years, has it been discovered that her incessant search to remain beautiful became her demise. I wanted to write about her because even though her story happened many years ago, the basic underlying …
It happens every season, winter or summer on Mont Blanc to such an extent , it’s always predictable that several unfortunate persons will meet their death on the pristine slopes on the tallest mountain in Europe. This past week was especially tragic in that 10 skiers, climbers and even a mountain patroller died. From afar …
I am often emotionally moved, and touched to the core by events in the news and this is one of them that I felt compelled to share for my 100th post! Underneath the whole story is a truth in need of being celebrated. Crystal Kelley is a single mother of a 2 young daughters, who …
Some weekends in Paris, there is just too much to see and do! The Salon d’Agriculture is definitely one of my favorites salons and then this Sunday was free museum day. I look forward to this huge and most popular salon every year, where the country comes to Paris.! There you will find the most …
My Weekend With Piglets, Cows, Nudes and my Luscious Walnut Tart Read More »
Being a joy seeker is a full-time job of sorts, but the rewards will fall on you! True from time to time, joy just might alight upon your lap, but in general it is best to cultivate creating and seeking that which brings you joy! I often tell patients to ask themselves in the morning …
What a wonderful weekend in cold snowy Paris! I don’t think I have ever had so many variations of foie gras and fun as I did this past Saturday and Sunday. I was lucky to receive an invitation from Gault Millau, the other and better French restaurant guide to The International Cookbook Fair, that …
If you think navigating this life is pretty tough as an adult, you are right. But, It is not much easier being a kid! Sure kids aren’t going around telling you how awful it is, because they have no other frame of reference. Additionally they can not really formulate into words how they are really …
Paris is such a multicultural city, that in some parts, you can almost think you are no longer even in France. Such was the case last sunday when I attended the parade celebrating the Chinese New Year. Paris’s largest and most famous Chinatown is in the 13 th arrondissement. Mandarin scroll adorns every storefront, with …
Firecrackers and Dancing Dragons Bring in the Year of the Snake Read More »
Today, one can read a lot about finding your purpose in life and that is all well and good. But the core value or prima materia that actually should make up your “purpose” must come from your inner vision . A vision constitutes your deepest image of yourself as how you envision or dream about being …
I, like million of others have always been thrilled to hear the bells of Notre Dame, so I had no idea they were claimed by an imminent campanologist (bell expert) to be “the most dreadful set of bells in France, damaged and badly tuned”. Really? Those bells in question, except one, were all bells made …