• Musee d’ Orsay….Artful Living

                                                A window frame stood out on the way to the Musee d' Orsay. Simple, elegant… with a curtain as if a ready made canvas to spark one's imagination… what will the the inner…

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  • Musee d’ Orsay

                                     Musee d'Orsay in Paris has Monet, Renoir, Manet, Picasso, Degas, Corot, Van Gogh… to name a few. The paintings are breathtaking and I never tire standing in awe by…

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  • Mila

                                 Our friend's first baby, a few hours old… Bonjour Mila! Oh there is nothing like the beauty of a newborn baby. Note: The day before her birth, her…

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  • These Last Two Weeks in France

                             Snapshots of the last two weeks. Today I said goodbye to my cousins in Paris as they journeyed home. My cousin Chris found the least amount of steps from the hotel to…

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  • Rules to the Orange Beret Contest

    You know this has me thinking that it could really work and be a whole lot of fun to boot. I loved that Catalina started a list of rules for…

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  • French Kissing sans Orange Beret

       Judy and Chris   As you can see Chris (my cousin's husband) is not wearing an orange beret. He opted to French kiss through Paris with Judy (his wife and my…

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  • Paris Calling

                                        Did you know that if you hop on the TGV (bullet train) in Marseille, three hours later you are in the heart of Paris. Three hours! Why don't I just…

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  • Some of the things that make my heart sing in the south of France

      Flowers on every window sill and they seem to be nearly always red.   Old buildings with facades that speak of a past.   Brocantes as plentiful as the stars in…

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  • Sitting by the Window

    Walking along a street in Arles I saw an older woman sitting by a window. If it hadn't been for the brown worn shutters, and the white sheer curtain that framed her…

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  • Happy Birthday Mom!

                                 May love surround you. Happy Birthday Mom. I know your heart is sensitive as this is the first birthday after spending 51 of them with Dad. May your love…

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