Monday, August 30th, 2010
K Market/Kafeteria in Paris?!#^&#@?!
Image via Wikipedia Maybe I can live here, now. Perhaps after almost two decades of coming here and traveling elsewhere, I’ve become, as John Berger once said, ‘a patriot of elsewhere.’ I don’t need to live in San Francisco anymore, though I want to have a home there. I can now have a home here, [...]
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Jardin du Luxumbourg named one of the 60 greatest places in the world
Image via Wikipedia I’m consistently awestruck every time we visit our ‘Jardin.’ We’re so lucky to have le Jardin du Luxumbourg as our backyard. Even after more than a decade and a half of coming to this lovely city each year, I have always found this park and its gardens magical. Lately, I’ve found myself [...]
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
Even the French elite speak English
An interesting rumination on defending the language, in defense of values.. Pardon My French by Michael Kimmelman of NY Times.
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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Paris, via a 19th Century Guide
From the New York Times…
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Friday, September 4th, 2009
Marie Antoinette et Hameau de Reine
Finally visited the Hameau de Reine. Expected a small garden and of course, it’s fit for a Queen. It even has a little farm and a zoo. Lovely for kids to visit and the houses on the property are actually for normal people.
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
Advantage France
My husband and I were just talking about ‘terroir,’ and why is it that we feel healthier, and more connected to the earth, when we’re in France, even though it seems we eat more cream, cheese, and desserts when we are here. Roger Cohen encapsulated my thoughts more perfectly, ‘TIme bows at the altar of [...]
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Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Tarte du Soleil and other perfect plats
We always see our friend/proprietor Sophie Clavié and her gracious husband Philippe when we’re in Paris. Her neighborhood bistro is Closerie des Lilas, the world famous magnet for the avant-garde for generations. Their book shows all those who have passed through the place, from Bernard Kouchner, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, Ingres, Henry James, [...]
