Beautiful Fireworks to Celebrate Those on Front Lines
Bonjour! The world celebrates Spring even amid the sadness and isolation we all feel. It’s a deliberate choice daily to find the good in this situation but there is one definite bright spot…Our healthcare workers in all capacities, our first responders, our firemen and police men and women. I deliberated over how we could lift […]
French Cuisine from Paris to Spark Your Taste Buds
Bonjour mes amis, Certainly not to be flippant during these very difficult days, I thought food pics from Paris might be comforting. You can partake without calories or weight gain! The “presentation” is always so magical, and photos of food seem to be almost as popular as Café chairs for our blog readers. There’s an […]
Hope “Springs” Eternal in our Hearts
Bonjour mes amis, I had intended for this blog to bring only hope and smiles and beautiful images to all of you. I still hope that, but it’s very hard at the present moment because of the situation with Bernie’s cousins. Writing here gives me a personal outlet for my angst so please forgive me!! […]
Cafe chairs from Paris to Make You Smile
Bonjour, No other blog series has ever been as fun or as popular as the one we did many years ago on the cafe chairs of Paris. Bernie thought I was crazy when I started telling him to take photos of chairs! Who knew it would become so popular? I have gone back through photos […]
Remembering Better Days In Paris
Bonjour mes amis, Writers write during good times and bad times, sharing stories of the heart to help themselves and to bring joy, solace, and hope to others. I have decided to spend a few minutes each day to share fond memories of Paris, pulling photos from our voluminous archive. Unfortunately, unless a world miracle […]
Winning Photo and Final “Au Revoir” from Paris, 2019
Bonjour mes amis, Here it is…the winner of our 2019 Light Photo contest. Thanks to all 51 of you who voted. Yes, it was a tough decision; we agree! Here’s the top layer of voting: #1 Bernie in the mirror image 25 votes #5 Champs […]
More Christmas Photos, and What About the Strike?
Bonjour mes amis, The big question for us now is “Will we get stuck here in Paris because of the strikes?” The answer is, “We simply don’t know!” There could be worse places to get waylaid, but we’re ready to go home for Christmas. Tomorrow, December 5, is a previously announced major transportation strike in […]
Light Photo Contest for 2019…Vote Now!
Bonjour mes amis, It’s time for our light photo contest!! If you wish to participate, spend some time scrolling through these top 50 photos selected by Bernie and me together on a dreary, cold rainy Sunday in Paris. It took a while over several cups of hot coffee and some discussion to formulate our selections. […]