Category: Living in France
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St. Anthony and the Dumpster Truck
I have misplaced my brand new glasses. The last time I remember having them on was Saturday evening– I was in the car with Chelsea, I was bringing her home from school, we were talking about my father…
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High School Musical French Style
Last Friday I was on my way to pick up Sacha from school when he called me on my cell phone: Sacha: Hey Mom, since it is the first day of school vacation, I was wondering if after school I could…
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A Girlie Thing
Her style was over the top sweet, nearly sugary. Never subtle. Some might say flowery, yes flowers on everything, and certainly pink with splashes of gold. Her world was a garden of delights. Perfume too, in ultra feminine French antique…
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Musee d’ Orsay….Artful Living
A window frame stood out on the way to the Musee d' Orsay. Simple, elegant… with a curtain as if a ready made canvas to spark one's imagination… what will the the inner painter create? Colors rich and thick dabs…
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Musee d’ Orsay
Musee d'Orsay in Paris has Monet, Renoir, Manet, Picasso, Degas, Corot, Van Gogh… to name a few. The paintings are breathtaking and I never tire standing in awe by them. This time while at the Musee d'Orsay I asked…
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Mila
Our friend's first baby, a few hours old… Bonjour Mila! Oh there is nothing like the beauty of a newborn baby. Note: The day before her birth, her parents started to move into their new home…. boxes galore! Needless…