Month: June 2013
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The Mediterranean Sea + France = A Glorious Sunday
The blue Mediterranean it never fails to please, an enticing kaleidoscope of magical blues, one shade prettier than another. If you follow the color out to the sea… well you might never come back. The Mediterranean Sea + France = A Glorious Sunday. We…
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Saturday Art Saves: A Pastel from the Brocante
French antique pastel Found at the brocante. Have a lovely Saturday. What creative project are you doing today?
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Project Paris, Grr Grapefruit!
"Grrrr, Grapefruit!" that is how I taught the two little neighbor boys, who come to my house for English lessons, the word grapefruit. I am not sure they know it is a fruit. Since I growled, "Grr" a long…
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The Monster Louvre: Playing I spy in the 435 rooms.
The Louvre is a monster in the heart of Paris, beating to the sound of over 30,000 pieces of art. Over 30,000 pieces of art. That means if I spent one mere second looking at each of the 30,000 pieces,…
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Portrait of Paris
A boat on the river Seine floated by as we left the Orsay Museum. The guests on the boat released hundreds of balloons: Blue, white, and green. Modern day painters coloring the sky. The restaurant inside the Orsay…
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Pont Neuf: A Bridge in Paris
Being with my daughter, after work, in Paris. Meeting point on the bridge: Pont Neuf. Pure delight when I am with her. Chelsea is working (intern) at Dannon in Paris. She loves it. …