Hemmingway described Paris being a movable feast. Certainly, it is with all the beautiful sights, but also a tantalizing olfactory feast for your nose! Because of recent confinements, when I couldn’t go around as freely as before, I started to be more nostalgic of some of the marvelous smells of Paris. I don’t go anywhere …
After a week of sub-zero temperatures, the weather flip-flopped with a sneak preview of spring. A rare treat in February for Paris! My first thoughts were a walk in nature. With a 6pm curfew, wherever we went, it had to be close to Paris, so as not to be stuck in the habitual bumper-to-bumper late …
Château Gardens, Church of Miracles and Covid Reflections Read More »
Sometimes love is not meant to bloom. It is a hard cruel fact of human life for some of us. If you know of someone having recently experienced a broken relationship or unrequited love, let them know you care and send them this post. Nothing like Valentine’s Day to rip up a wounded heart in …
Hallelujah! Thanks to Maurice, the rooster, and Sésame the horse, both of whom drew the most national outrage and attention, the ordinary sounds and smells you encounter in rural France are now formally protected by a new national French law. They and other normal country beings all did their part in helping bring about much-needed …
Sounds and Smells of Rural French Countryside Now Protected by Law Read More »
I know that Happy New Year wishes are probably said automatically and for the most done with the best intentions. Nothing against that, but this year it is better to ring out Healthy New Year! You see Covid couldn’t less that the calendar has changed! All it cares about is finding new vectors(like you) to …
Well, the Christmas flea market was a surprise, at least to me. I looked down last Friday evening and saw the telltale white booths lining up on the Avenue! Never saw any banners announcing it, which I find strange. But Paris is always full of surprises! I am not a huge fan of them in …
A Surprise Christmas Market Springs Up Overnight Below Me Read More »
Year 2020 has been a source of severe stress, uncertainty, sadness, and grief for those we lost. Yet, being grateful for what you Do have is a very powerful source of peace and wellbeing? It is so powerful that not only can it can boost your mood up a few notches, but even help …
I better get going soon! The striated sky is slowly turning a deeper shade of steel grey. That dark cloud coming in seems to be settling lower. Rain perhaps? Halfway out the door, I realize that I forgot to fill out my attestation(authorization form) needed during our strict confinement. I duck back in to complete …
It happened on Wednesday, October 1. Suddenly out of the blue. No warnings, no alerts, just boom! All it took was one second to throw me into feeling practically disabled. I thought that I was up for the job! I felt like Superwoman facing the task in the beginning. After a year and a half …
Delivery From Back Pain Misery And Lessons Learned (I Hope) Read More »
Sometimes things don’t go the way you want, despite what I thought was careful planning. T’was the case a Sunday two weeks ago when I stood in line waiting patiently to get into the Institue National d’Histoire de l’Art. Les Journées Patrimoine, (heritage days) is something I look forward to each September. It is when …
When My Special Plans Went Awry, Ordinary Paris Scenes Saved The Day Read More »
All of us at some time in our life are going to get betrayed, or extremely hurt and even abused. Life by its very nature is what it is and as long as we have relationships with other human beings, we are open to having our trust snatched from us, even when we least expect …
As I saw the sun rising over the rooftops, I greeted my birthday with much gratitude. Another year to behold that would offer seeds of hope and joys to be gathered and shared. Birthdays are more of a challenge to me since I lost my son and with this year, I felt additional rays of …