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French lessons – continued….
This week I completed my first semester of french at the L’Institut Francais; one of life’s little lessons in humility wrapped up in the adorable French Embassy on Old Town Square. My favorite part of class was walking to and from the square thru a beautiful… Read More ›
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A photographers long weekend in Paris
Paris is one of the world’s great photography cities. To entice my husband to return (I gotta be nice to him, he’s my blog photographer), and in honor of our planned dinner with the most renowned photo editor of the 20th century , I decided… Read More ›
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Dinner in Paris with “the most interesting man in the world”
It’s been a long time since dinner with a man evoked butterflies in my stomach. But John G. Morris is the most interesting man in the world. And he lives in Paris, my happy place. Put them together and suddenly two plus two equals so… Read More ›
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Day Trip: Sturovo, Slovakia and Esztergom, Hungary
Some breakups are painful – “Breaking up is hard to do“… There are the famous breakups; John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Ike and Tina Turner, Shaq and Kobe. The Germans blew up the bridge connecting Sturovo and Esztergom on their way out-of-town. It was a painful breakup… Read More ›
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Reunited: Paris, the most interesting man in the world, and me
Friday, we leave for Paris for five nights. When the most interesting man in the world is free for dinner, you go. Since we met in December, I’ve done my homework. I’ve read his autobiography, bought the February 1948 Ladies Home Journal magazine, and contributed money… Read More ›