So, some of my fellow bloggers have seen fit to nominate this quirky blog for a few awards. I have felt honored and been procrastinating in putting them up because the honors come with some responsib...
So I was having a hard time thinking of a photo for the theme this week. I mean “Ready” – really? It could mean anything. I had lots of boring ideas and the above photo is actually ...
I’ve been on the road and just spent a wonderful nine days back in Edinburgh. We’re now in Amsterdam and I have to say I love this place! It is so charming. The weather is frigid and the ...
So here’s my second week of the WordPress weekly photo challenge. This week’s theme was Hope and when I spotted this graffiti while walking around Edinburgh this week, I knew I’d fo...
I am back in Edinburgh sitting at one of my favorite cafés enjoying a delicious coffee! Yay! And a cappuccino here costs £2.20, instead of €5.00. It’s been so good to be back, see friends, mee...
On my last day of class, I took my time walking home, meandering through the Luxembourg Gardens. I love this little patch of calm in the middle of Paris. In the summer it’s packed with people, ...
When I saw this graphic, I knew I needed to post it because following my explanations of why I hate La Poste, more fuel has been poured on the flames of my wrath. Three very kind people mailed me gif...
This past week was a lot of fun – I celebrated a birthday, we finished up with semester one of French classes, and had a wonderful day out checking out the Sempé exhibition at Hotel de Ville an...
Last Friday I had the opportunity to go on a guided walk through the Musée d’Orsay. It was fantastic to walk through the newly renovated rooms, some still smelling of fresh paint, and look at s...
Comment #6 as chosen by the Random Number Generator. Sloane! Congratulations and enjoy your Parisian postcards.
For the regular readers of this blog, you all know that I love living in Paris and am so grateful for this opportunity. Now, despite the rosy picture I paint here there are a few frustrations. The Fr...
I’ve decided that it would be a good discipline to take part in the WordPress weekly photo challenge. Each week there is a new theme, and you’re supposed to post a photo that goes along w...
After a delightfully mild autumn and early winter, the cold has settled in along with the famous melancholy Parisian drizzle. I love the clouds though. Scotty took these shots last night as a storm w...
Our neighborhood is bustling during the day. There’s a primary school and during recess the cries, shouts, laughs, and yelling of children echoes off all the buildings. There’s a couple o...
Since switching over to WordPress from my old .mac blog, I have written 499 posts. Yes, this is my 500th post! How crazy is that? It sort of feels like something that should be marked, and so I was t...
Since I’ve arrived, I’ve read a few books about life in Paris. These range from funny to melodramatic to fully ridiculous. Here’s some reviews of the books I’ve read recently....
This is a great Ted talk. Enjoy! Click here or on the picture above to listen to this inspiring musical demonstration.
After a decade of McMansions and endless suburban sprawl there seems to be a movement toward a more resourceful use of space, a recognition that with population counts soaring, it’s increasingl...
I shared this on Facebook but I think it’s worth sharing here as well. Take a few minutes to watch this – it’s very worthwhile.
In two previous posts I’ve written about the challenges of learning French. Of course, in a new language you’re bound to make some mistakes. It’s all part of the territory of lookin...
This is the sunset I’m looking at out of our window right now. So soothing and peaceful after walking amongst the soldes crowds today. All for a couple of bowls and some groceries. Glad to be h...
So I’ve alluded to the mysterious sightings of brides around the city of Paris. During the warm summer months and into the autumn it is common to see little bridal groups of people walking arou...
On the day we moved to our new apartment there was a bit of excitement on Île St. Louis. Scotty came back from running an errand and told me that the main street down the center of the ile was shut &...
Just a little more tilt shift fun. I need to go climb some buildings in Paris in order to get some really good shots. The last picture is actually one my dad took while he was here. Thanks Pop!
This movie looks like it is profoundly moving. 40,000 people who took part in the Rwandan genocide have been released and this tells the story about the relationships between them and their victims. ...
Before I get to the books, a bit of housekeeping. Thanks for all the comments recently – it’s been so fun to read through them! You all add something to this little blog when you comment,...
This past Saturday night, Scotty and I were sitting at home when we decided to be “French” and go out at 10PM. We hadn’t yet seen the Christmas light installation on the Champs Elys...
Today is a quiet day for us – we both have lots of work to do, applications to work on, projects to invest time in. And we both have our final exams for our French classes next week. So our ...
Whew, I can’t believe it’s already Friday. We’ve settled nicely into our new flat and I am falling in love with our neighborhood. It feels so much more authentically “Parisian...
When I was going through my pictures for my Year in Review entry, I came across some tilt shift pictures that I had taken in London this past January and never posted. I love this stuff – how e...
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