Paris was on the brink of widespread flooding, which did occur in one part of the city and in several places in France. Despite this catastrophic menace, the French seemed more concerned about keeping up their resistance to the new labor law by multiple strikes and continued protests. Besides the rising Seine and other rivers …
I just celebrated Mother’s Day weekend, because in France it is commemorated at the end of May. The celebration started Friday, with a surprise bouquet of very perfumed acacia blossoms picked by my daughter Aimée. I can tell when they are blooming from the delicate sweet honey like perfume that starts to waft in the …
Acacia Blossom Beignets, Men In TuTus And Kumquat Ginger Cake Read More »
I started out at full throttle, full of inspiration to see the free jazz concerts to celebrate Jazz Saint Germain and two museums opened at night for Nuit de Musées European. By late Saturday, the rain started and it became evident that my museum choices were a bust. It was one of those weekends …
Hope, acceptance and powerlessness can be miracles that can transform and regenerate your life. Hope can be very difficult to hold onto, especially when life throws you in a valley of deep depression, or any painful circumstance that living this life can entail. Acceptance is likewise extremely difficult to come to terms with if you …
Yesterday was one of those absolutely gorgeous days in Paris, that would incite any songwriter to rhapsodize about the thousands of chestnut trees in bloom. What better way to celebrate the Spring season than a leisurely stroll down the Champs Élysées! To make it even more irresistible was that this Sunday, it was without the …
Even before we approached Charles De Gaulle I found myself full of anticipation to get back to all the wonderful things I missed most being away from Paris. The weather, however, was not one of them! When the pilot announced that the temperature was only a freezing 3 C, cloudy and drizzly, you could …
I am away from Paris and not able to blog with any ease of writing, so there will be a little pause, in new articles. I may repost some of my previous posts as I did recently, if I have time to program them in advance Like those adorable butterflies, I hope to fly back …
These little birds must be some classy chicks! Falco tinnunculus, aka kestrels have been coming back to roost in the spires of Notre Dame for eons. The view must be absolutely magnificent overlooking the Seine and the garden behind Notre Dame Cathedral . Frankly I had never heard of them, but any birds that love …
Lord knows they have tried once again to make up for the sacrilege destruction of the revered stomach of Paris, Les Halles de Baltard, that proudly stood in the center of Paris for over a hundred years till 1971. But sadly this second extremely expensive renovation attempt it is nothing more but a blasphemous architectural …
Les Halles Of Paris Renovation, Another Architectural Flop? Read More »
Obviously, there isn’t any correlation between any of these, except they all played a very enjoyable part of my weekend. Just simple pleasures that I pursued for joy. Springtime in Paris this year has been held back by dense clouds and daily drizzle except for yesterday when the sun finally reappeared enough to warm up …
Anthropology, Ceviche, Torta Di Nocciole And A Prelude To Spring Read More »
Europe is once again battling invasions of terrorism and violence, not yet with the same dimensions as during the life of Maria Skobtsova, also known as Saint Maria of Paris and Ravensbruck. She dedicated her life to easing the pain and suffering of hundreds in Paris plagued with hunger, racism, homelessness, mental illness, addictions and …
Saint Maria Skobtsova, Gutsy, Courageous And Charitable To The End Read More »
Being this is Easter week and Passover will be next month; both rich in symbolism and religious connotation, I wanted to highlight another theme along mental heath lines. Regardless of our faith, it is the season of liberation and rebirth. From despair to hope eternal, and from darkness into light. We are all familiar …