A Slow, Easy, and Rainy Saturday in Paris
Happy Weekend all, Today’s the day we’ve been waiting for: the arrival of my daughter Natalie, her 12-year old son Carson, and her niece, Emily who will celebrate her 17th birthday on Bastille Day or as the locals say La Fête Nationale. We’re going to stretch it so that she celebrates for two days at […]
Discovering a Different Paris
Bonjour, Rain was in the forecast yesterday (though none came) and we did one of our usual rainy day activities: a subway ride out to La Defense to the huge interior shopping mall Quatre Temps. On the walk to our subway, whom should we meet but our friend, Richard Nahem. He was waiting on some tour guides […]
Doors, Doors and More Paris Doors!
Bonjour mes amis, The picture says it all…the infamous passport has arrived. Many thanks for your prayers and well wishes. I’m quite sure they helped to bring a smile to Emily’s face. Merci beaucoup! I’m not quite sure why we have gotten so lucky with the weather here in mid-July, but it has been near […]
An Easy, Cool Day in Paris
Bonjour, As many of you saw in the comment section of my blog yesterday, the passport situation surrounding my daughter’s visit has been hopefully resolved. HOWEVER, the delivery at 10:30am yesterday did not happen. Supposedly, the passport is in Kentucky with delivery today. Stress is still hovering until we have that little powerful disrupter in […]
Glorious Day in Paris Ends in Mega Stress
Bonjour mes amis, If you have any pull with the Man upstairs, please say a little prayer for my daughter. It is looking like the special Paris trip for her, my 12-year old grandson Carson, and niece Emily, may not happen. The passport process is arduous right now, and we have pulled every string we […]
Spring-like Temps in Paris
Bonjour, Paris is quieter, less congested and quite cool. It’s in the 50’s at night and low 70’s during the day. Who knew? I can remember upper 90’s in mid June a few years ago. Seems I never quite get the wardrobe selection correct as I planned for very hot weather. Oh well, we’ll adjust. […]
A Final Pandemic Post on Friendships in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, Thanks for joining us through this very strange and scary journey over the past ten weeks. Bernie and I are doing well but have decided to allow several weeks to pass before we go out and see what happens in Alabama with COVID-19 spread. Our cases go up every day but onward […]
Memories of Le Tour de France Finale in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, It occurs to me that I’m not doing nearly as good a job as some of my fellow bloggers who are sharing a new post every day. Shame on me. Some days are harder than others. Here are some daily Paris-related blogs you might enjoy: Eye Prefer Paris from Richard Nahem who is […]