Recent Posts - page 13
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Paris and Chartres
We’ve been in Paris for 10 days; 10 days stuffed with Paris stuff: restaurants, museums, the l’Arc de Triomphe draped á la Christo (and Jean-Claude), photo exhibits, wine and friends. After weeks of fretting, getting here was easy. The border… Read More ›
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The present: Paris
If you’re reading this post, it means I’m in Paris. I scheduled it to launch on arrival day—precisely 3 days and 16 hours from when I wrote this sentence. The time has come for Covid and me to coexist; I’m… Read More ›
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A Tale of Two Cheeses
In the hills twenty minutes outside of Charlottesville, Virginia, the nuns are making cheese. They have come to the Shenandoah foothills from a variety of places and professions to live quietly ensconced in curds and whey and contemplation. There, you… Read More ›
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The Opposite of Regret
June 6th—the date of my last blog post—is an anniversary that I remember each year. Even though it meant nothing to anyone but me, I rushed that post out as a form of commemoration. On June 6th, 1983, I walked… Read More ›
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Alice in Burgundy
It turns out, it’s quite easy to dig a rabbit hole. I should know; I’m ten days into mine. It started with my last blog post where I mentioned that we’d be going to Paris this fall, and that I… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Exploring France ›
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… More Burgundy
October 12, 2024
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Hiking Burgundy—again
October 5, 2024
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Walking Alsace
September 10, 2023
Life in Paris ›
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Moret sur Loing
October 13, 2025
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The Roads We Take
June 10, 2025
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Of Road Trips and Blackberries and Paris
March 9, 2025
Ruminations ›
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A Tiny Change of Plans
May 5, 2026
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My Father’s Gift
May 1, 2026
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Big Bend and the Unknown World
April 10, 2026
How To ›
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Our Stuff: The end
December 11, 2020
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Seven Years After
September 20, 2018
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Continued… Questions from new nomads
August 31, 2017