Unesco and a piece of art called the Domestikator have nothing in common really, except both are mired in cultural controversy. Did the Louvre really banish it for being too provocative and is Unesco worth leaving? I ended up treading into both this past week. We all see what we want to see based …
Twice a year I am royally tempted by this extravagant garden show at Château Saint Jean de Beauregard, and this time I gave in. Right now, as autumn approaches, my grief brain needs all the flower power I can soak up. It is the oldest and largest garden show in France. I always found the …
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Hidden gardens, mansions, and spectacular places not otherwise open to the public are the jewels I love seeing during the weekend of Journees Patrimone or heritage days. A lot of monuments, châteaux and museums are generally open for free as well. I look forward to it each year and always marvel at the secret beauty …
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August the 15th is Assumption Day and a national holiday in France. I will be joining the Mother Mary procession along the Seine. It is a special day of celebration for Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, who call it the Dormition of Mary. Assumption is my favourite Marian holiday, that is also the anniversary of …
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Paris is privileged to welcome many great ballet companies every year, but I was totally surprised to see Ballet de Cuba was on its way. Ballet de Cuba is not a ballet corps you expect to see, and for many, including myself, constituted a surprise that one even exists. Little did I know that …
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No, I haven’t been digging around Paris, but plenty of archeologists do daily. I was able to see first hand what archeologists really do and see some very fascinating documents at the National Archives where the archeological festival was held. Paris has many treasures and secrets buried beneath this old city. Though the underground looks …
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Tomorrow is the summer solstice and that is always synonymous with the Fête de la Musique celebration. It is at this time when all of Paris and just about every village in the entire country of France will come alive with the sounds of music filling the air. Here in Paris it is the most …
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I had never attended the Taste of Paris before, but thanks to very kind and generous friends who insisted on treating me and my daughter Aimée to this wonderful event, I went last Sunday at the gorgeous Grand Palais. It doesn’t take much to tempt me to go to any food related event in Paris, …
Muguet, neuroscience, art and old books have nothing in common, except our neurons are essential to taking them in for sure! Politics perhaps less, lol. May Day or International Labour Day is Muguet Day(Lily of the valley) everywhere in France. Every corner and every few feet were vendors selling these tiny white bell looking flowers …
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I wrote this before my son died, so it’s just being published now. The trees are still bare, and the skies just as cloudy, only less cold, thank goodness. I am not a chineuse, or bargain hunter who frequents flea markets or yard sales for stuff. It is just not my thing to accumulate bric …
January has had the most bone chilling bitter cold that I can remember since living in Paris. With a knee injury, I have not been sailing around this gorgeous city like I am use to. Having already missed an important march Saturday, I was determined to get up to Montmartre for the scallop festival and …
Sainte Geneviève is revered here in Paris and with good reason! She single-handedly saved Paris from invasion, destruction, sickness and famine through her courage, her peaceful leadership, her diplomacy, and her faith. For all that she did for the city of Paris to survive, she certainly merits having that title! I first discovered …
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