Friday, September 18, 2015 The blog has suffered this week because I have had visitors and by the time we reach the end of the day, my body and my mind are in no shape to sit and write!! However, I hope I can begin to capture the essence of this day and translate it … Continue reading Eze le village

  This title is not a French word and I am taking poetic license with it. It is used in New Orleans and means a little bit extra, like the 13th doughnut in a box of a dozen. However, coming from me tonight in Nice, it means "a little bit of this and a little … Continue reading Laignappe

We have been very aware all day that this is 9/11.  There has been a heavy presence of police here in Nice.  My friends Harry and Una are here from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England and we have been out and about all day.  Below are a few photos from our excursions both yesterday … Continue reading Friday, September 11, 2015

The outside action came to a halt today as I finished unpacking, did laundry and nursed a blistered little toe. And this is a good time to give you a few descriptions of the apartment I call home until the end of this month. As I write, in Tim's office, I am looking to my … Continue reading TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th in NICE

While most of you are in sleep mode, I have been out and about doing a bit of grocery shopping and having a petit dejeuner, breakfast!  it is two long blocks to the Monoprix grocery store and what is purchased must be carried back home!  I bought minimal supplies, stopped for a croissant and a café au … Continue reading SUNDAY MORNING

Nice, on the French Riviera, is the starting point for a series of one-day train or bus jaunts to neighboring villages along the Mediterranean Coastline. I love this city for its culture, color, beautiful water views, its proximity to all the Riviera towns, and its superb Sunday market on the Cours Saleya. And for the … Continue reading A BIT ABOUT NICE

My friend Michael Honegger took this photo of the Old Port and gave me permission to use it.  It is the view from bedroom and office windows of his and Timothy Smith's home in Nice...where I am staying now. I am feeling immense GRATITUDE today that I can be here in France again.  Everyone at … Continue reading Le Vieux Port The Old Port in Nice

Some random thoughts from the first full day of this trip in Nice. Bikinis...they look hot on some bodies, not on others! Everyone on the beach is in a bikini!! Some might be better served with full-body cover-ups! Politesse...I have separated generations of people by their behavior. In France, certain kinds of restaurant, it is … Continue reading THOUGHTS AT THE END OF THE DAY, Friday, September 4th