Generosity comes to life. Again. It’s always amazing to me how inanimate objects are capable [...]
The new rug required a few moments of adaptation. Biscuit has now taken full possession. [...]
Just from the oven, this warm apple crisp (for some reason called “apple crumble” elsewhere [...]
Comparative literature With my morning coffee I had just reread the poem by Pierre Corneille [...]
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While I could talk today about my grandfather William Zillman, and how he led heavy [...]
Le Salon du même nom avait lieu aujourd’hui, Porte de Versailles. J’ai craqué évidement pour [...]
This is a far departure from the blaring bass roles of Mozart, Rossini, Berlioz, Saint-Saëns [...]
This portrait is just one of the high points, for me, of the exhibit. Tonight [...]
The Faubourg St-Denis, Morning, 1895 The neighborhood shown here is just steps from home. Today [...]
Bonbons à la violette, légèrement acidulés, souvenirs d’autrefois Violet hard candies, a specialty from Toulouse. [...]