There is an amazing collection on special exhibit at l’Orangerie here in Paris right now. That museum was not on my list to visit on this trip, but after hearing my friends wax eloquently about it, I decided to go. It is a collection of works from the Bridgestone Museum of Art in Tokyo on … Continue reading An Unexpected Lesson in Color

This first set is from the street market on Sunday.  These guys were butchering chickens as fast as their knives would go...as one who watched my Dad do this, I was mightily impressed with their knife skills, particularly as they scraped and cleaned the inner parts.   The set below were taken in the beautiful … Continue reading Catching up on Photos…A Variety of Scenes

I battle the not-so-small voice inside that says, “You can do just a little bit more” all the time, even when the body and the other voice say, “just take it easy today”. So the interior dialogue between the doer and the pause command has had a dueling session today. I had every intention to … Continue reading VE Day in France. Monday, May 8, 2017

The three of us, friends since 1958, our freshman year at Willamette joined for lunch at a charming tea room just outside the southern entrance to the Luxembourg Gardens. We were seated two on a settee and one on a chair in the center of the restaurant, with a full view of the pastry case … Continue reading Ladies of a Certain Age…

An organ concert at Notre Dame Cathedral was the setting for a rendezvous with my friends from colllege, Nancy Snyder and Sue Wilson.   Nancy and Sue have been here in Paris for a couple of weeks now...Nancy is almost at the end of her time here and Sue is staying on until early June. … Continue reading Mes Amies á Willamette University

A late afternoon stroll provided an opportunity to take some photos as I passed by a couple of windows that I knew Miriam and Emilia would love.  Miriam,  Je faisais du lèche-vitrine et j'ai pensé à toi.  Here are photos of lemon colored dresses, shoes that were so expensive I would not buy them for … Continue reading Especially for Miriam and Emilia

A big THANK YOU to Rachael Hallinan, who changed the settings on the blog site on Thursday while I was riding the train to Paris.  She set up the Paris background scenery for the remainder of this trip.  Merci, Rachael!! Writing this while traveling on the train...walk like I am intoxicated. The kitchen porter carried … Continue reading Train Ride to Paris

Our last day in Nice, Jan and I had a list of errands we needed to complete, including packing, feeding the little doves who truly kept track of us during our stay, finding moules frites (mussels with french fries) before we departed, arranging our transportation to the airport and train station, and having a fine … Continue reading Retrospective: Nice

Good evening from rainy Paris. I arrived here late this afternoon in pouring rain after a long and beautiful train ride up the Mediterranian Coast and through the verdant farm lands of Burgundy. Photos to follow. There will be a couple more posts from Nice as soon as I regroup and get them finished. Jan … Continue reading Brightly She Goes to Paris