“Vacance” Is Over and Paris Comes Back to Life
Bonjour, The streets are teeming again with cars, trucks, bicycles, scooters and people! Stores are reopening and life is getting back to crazy normal here. Still cool and cloudy but very little rain. Outside every pharmacy, tents are set up where folks can get the rapid test for COVID, and vaccinations are still moving forward. […]
Pleasure in the Ordinary in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, People often ask me what we do every day in Paris for three months. The simple answer is always, “We just live!” Groceries have to be bought, laundry has to be done, some days a little cleaning is demanded, and always meal preparation and cooking. Yesterday was one of these ordinary days. […]
Images from a Paris Weekend
Bonjour mes amis, We are greeted this morning with so much bad news from America: COVID increases, Hurricane Ida and the situation in Afghanistan. We pray for all of these tragedies and feel a sense of desperation for those caught in their grip and those who have lost their lives. May God have mercy on […]
Cherry Blossoms at Fondation Cartier in the 14th
Bonjour mes amis, This has been the week for new Paris adventures! Yesterday, our neighbor Chantal, became our tour guide to the Foundation Cartier in the 14th arrondissement. Ironically, this new experience was just a block or two from the Liberation of Paris Museum! And at the advice of another friend we found a completely […]
A Meaningful Surprise Museum in Paris
Bonjour, I’m constantly reading and watching for new ideas and places to visit in Paris. We found a treasure yesterday by going to the Museum of the Liberation of Paris which happens to be directly across from the catacombs which we’ve visited several times. As usual, there was a queue to get into the catacombs, […]
A Month Remains in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, We have only a month left in Paris as the time has flown by in a summer that never really arrived! September will end up being our busiest month with two sets of company and then a grand finale on the 19th when we go to Chantilly overnight with our friend Richard […]
Picpus Cemetery Holds an Amazing Story
Bonjour, Yesterday held a new surprise for us thanks to a tip from our friend, Nancy Colin. Being a history buff, she encouraged us to find a small private cemetery in the 12th arrondissement located very near Place de la Nation. After lunch in breezy cool weather, we jumped on Metro Line 1 and went […]
Good Neighbors, Street Walks, and Blessings
Bonjour mes amis, Hooray for good neighbors who fix broken faucets. Yesterday, we got a functional kitchen sink again thanks to our upstairs neighbor. Life is back to normal after a difficult few weeks. How we take the simplest things for granted. Sunday afternoons are wonderful in Le Marais. The whole world comes out to […]