Where does one begin to pick up the threads that have unraveled since 2020?  Who wants to revisit these past two years anyway?  Can you bear with me as I try to get my writing groove back?   It is tea time two days before Valentine’s Day, 2022 in Klamath Falls. I have consumed tiny chocolates … Continue reading Lost in Time

The post today is dedicated to the memory of my Mother-in-Law who, were she still living would be celebrating her 100th birthday today.  All who knew and loved her thought she was one of the smartest, kindest and most gentle people ever.  My love for and the art of preserving and canning was fostered both … Continue reading Zen and The Art of Making Jam

Waiters sometimes say, as they serve the next course during a leisurely meal in France, “bonne continuation” wishing the diner to enjoy the next course. After a pause between courses, I am continuing to write about life’s adventures. It has been just over a month ago since I bid a reluctant farewell to Paris, landed … Continue reading Bonne Continuation

One of the many delights of the Luxembourg Gardens is the pleasure of sitting in the willow green fauteuil chairs, watching people and reading in the dappled sunshine. And on a sunny day, one can find a huge number of Parisians doing just that. It was where I sought respite coming and going from my … Continue reading My Favorite Place in Paris: The Luxembourg Gardens

Writing to a friend earlier this evening I noted that I’m ready to go home but not ready to depart France. My list still has unfinished business. The morning dawned hot and humid. The courier who was supposed to collect my luggage between 8:00 and noon was late by an hour and I began to … Continue reading Le Dernier Jour (The Last Day)

Before beginning this post, I just thank you for indulging for a bit of girlie stuff….yes, grammar and all. For as many years as I’ve come to France, and specifically to Paris, I have wanted to have tea in one of the BIG 5 hotels. Frankly I used to find them intimidating; but with age … Continue reading Le Pause Gourmande

Another wonderful museum experience on Monday at The Grand Palais. This is a huge and impressive building...so massive that I believe it would take a half hour to walk the perimeter of the structure..it is close to two blocks long on each side. So when the Uber driver dropped me off at what looked like … Continue reading Le Jardin expo at The Grand Palais

Here are two photos taken inside St Sulpice on Sunday.  For anyone who is a fan of Dan Brown's books, specifically The DaVinci Code, this church figures prominately in his novel.  It has been my joy to hear Daniel Roth play the organ here every time I've been in Paris since 2000. As one approaches … Continue reading In and around St Sulpice Church Sunday

Long, long ago, a young Air Force Lieutenant approached an even younger church organist after the Sunday morning service, as she was playing the postlude. His opening gambit once the music stopped and he had complimented her on it, was a request to play his favorite hymn, which is “When Morning Guilds the Skies”, after … Continue reading Musical Memories