Month: December 2013

Christmas Lights and Scenes in Paris

Yesterday I headed out to see the Christmas lights and decorations before they are put away for another year.   Little did I know that thousands of others, be it tourists or locals had the very same idea! First stop was to the Tour Eiffel seen from the bridge, which I find is the most romantic …

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Christmas Depression Help

Christmas depression is real and very painful for so many people.  If you are coming onto the holiday period with depression, in grief due to a loss of a relationship, health, aloneness or other painful situations, then the symptoms can be quite magnified during the holidays. Trust me, no one choses to be depressed, in …

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On Becoming a Midnight Monk

I don’t think that I could have ever been a monk or nun, but It looks like I am becoming one in the middle of the night. No, I am not waking up to the bells of matins, but frankly I might as well, as if these middle of the night awakenings are getting quite …

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The Ultimate Parisian Wine and Food Salons

Too much of too much can be a  good thing now and then!   If the ultimate wine show wasn’t enough to take me on full blast, then comes the Saveur’s ultimate gourmet food show.   Neck to neck weekends with these two monumental dazzlers is a guarantee to be either enthralled, broke or both! …

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Poulet de Bresse and My Fabulous Chestnut Cake

I ended up having this insatiable craving to have dressing this past weekend, despite the fact that I had not planned on having a traditional Thanksgiving meal. For me, the feast is not totally translatable here, without the rest of my family, and besides I was busy with the ultimate wine salon.   But by …

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