Category: Our Apartment in Paris
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Monday Never Looked Better
How is you Monday panning out? Oh mine, well, the same ole same ole. Hanging out in a dusty place in Paris with a bunch of half nude men. Could be worse, but I don't know how. I wish…
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Paris Apartment Renovation Continues
Floor details. Oh la. French Husband told me that the apartment did not have hard wooden floors. He told me that when he bought the apartment (thirty years ago) he had grey carpet put in because the floors weren't…
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The Basement: Underground Paris
Most buildings in France have basements. We went to check out ours. Wow. It was straight out of a movie. Dark, damp, steep spiral stone staircase and vaulted. We share it with three tenants. Each has their own room…
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Men at Work
As our apartment is on a corner we have windows on two sides. The advantage is a steady stream of light. On one corner is a bakery with a nineteen century hand painted glass ceiling. On the other corner Ton…
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Plaster, Lead Pipes and a Bomb Threat
Today was about the radiator. The old pipes (the main valve was in lead) were removed, new copper ones will be added. We were late today as the train had a bomb threat. I didn't know that there was…
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The Paris Apartment: What You Want to See… Show and Tell (18th century Nail Winners Too)
How lucky am I that you are as enthusiastic about the renovation of our Paris apartment as I am. Thank you! How lucky you are that you are not covered in dust and dirt, and can watch at a distance.…