My brother Ron had just given a sprig of lilac to Mom for her enjoyment, [...]
Pleyel grand piano – Piano à queue – number 1555 This beautiful and fully restored [...]
Il faut manger cinq fruits et légumes par jour. Mais, après tout, pourquoi pas cinq [...]
For his birthday dessert today, Jacques requested my famous Tiramisù. [...]
The dependability of comfort food. Today is my famous ‘gâteau quatre-quart,’ made from scratch from [...]
Le premier mai, 2019. May Day Checklist: 1) Take long walk in sunshine around Ile [...]
Une tradition bien sympathique : l’œuf de Pâques ! Merci, Véro ! “Behold, I tell [...]
“What is civilization?” asked art historian Kenneth Clark. “I don’t know. I can’t define it [...]
So not buying any green bananas, at 100 years and six weeks. I call Mom [...]
So, there’s another revival of the classic American musical drama ‘Oklahoma’ on Broadway. Here, from [...]
Chasing the blues with Flow blue, Willow patterns, and Blue onions… We’ve all experienced it, [...]
During the staggering task of preparing space for the upcoming special exhibit ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ [...]
A la recherche de la perfection. Today’s subject : the perfect ‘Paris-Brest.’ Five stars ! [...]
Ma confiserie française préférée. Ça va mieux maintenant ! Of all French sweets, my favorite. [...]
Agréables jardins où les Zéphyrs et Flore Se trouvent tous les jours au lever de [...]
“Petit à petit, les chats deviennent l’âme de la maison” – Jean Cocteau I love [...]
Another Facebook random act of kindness. It had been in the mail for a week. [...]
My cheerful bunch of tulips, grown in France, and purchased yesterday for only 5 euros, [...]
I Went to a Marvelous Party! Sharing the Noel Coward classic song interpreted by the [...]
Pour détourner mon attention des tristes actualités dans ce monde, je lève mes yeux pour [...]
Jacques took my picture Monday while at the Louvre. He says he enjoys shooting pictures [...]
Oh my, how I love this city. A dear friend and colleague will be coming [...]
Visit yesterday to Cognacq-Jay, always a pleasure… « Boucher est un de ces hommes qui [...]
I couldn’t wait to get back and see the final results. With the possibility to [...]
More Battistini. It was a joy to share the photos of the book launch for [...]
Utter calm this morning. 65° in January (18+ C), and this has been going on [...]
Long live Battistini! Remembering on this day – as every day – the immortal Mattia [...]
Dad’s first new car was a 1963 Chevrolet Biscayne, custom built and to be shipped [...]
The « Starfighter, » an oriental pink/red tropical lily “Smell is a potent wizard that [...]
“The willing suspension of disbelief,” * un terme exquis et parfaitement à propos – que [...]
