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. […]
Reunion of Old Friends in Paris
Bonjour, In 1975, I was 28 years old, recently divorced, jobless and basically without a place to live for myself and my 3-year-old son. A dear friend stepped in and offered me room and board for a few months until I could find a job. My first job interview was at WHNT-TV for a typist […]
More Christmas Magic on Avenue Montaigne
Bonjour mes amis, A quick post this morning before we are off to greet some new visitors from Mississippi arriving this morning. More about them later. We had lunch with our friend Richard Nahem yesterday as a thank-you for helping us with printing our exhibit tickets. We ate at Les Foodies again and thought you would […]
More Christmas Lights and the Reality of History
Bonjour, Since Christmas lights are our focus, we’ll begin with a look at one of the classic market streets on the edge of the Latin Quarter area called rue Mouffetard. It’s unpretentious and conjures up old Paris. It’s pedestrian mostly and busiest in the mornings with fresh fruit markets, boucheries, boulongeries, patisseries and still a […]
A Forever Memory in Paris on the Champs Elysees
Bonjour mes amis, As we approach Thanksgiving, it is appropriate to mention how blessed Bernie and I feel to have shared sixteen years together in Paris. Our relationship has grown up here, matured, endured, suffered hardship and joy. If you’ve been following us for a while, you know that all has not been roses! We […]