A recent post from Facebook friend Umberto concerned how to properly iron a shirt. I [...]
‘PROFONDS ABÎMES DU TÉNARE’ l’air de l’Envie From ‘LE TEMPLE DE LA GLOIRE’ by RAMEAU [...]
On n’osait croire à une victoire pareille. Longtemps toute une jeune génération de français souffrait [...]
My very knowledgeable and wise friend Agnès Marion recently selected an iconic beach scene by [...]
Just heard this sad news. Only yesterday, without being aware he had died, I thought [...]
“Une image d’Epinal,” a term to designate a common cliché, or as what I refer [...]
It’s the color I chose for my morning mug of tea, the color of my [...]
“I don’t like to commit myself about heaven and hell – you see, I have [...]
ON THE ART OF SINGING In a priceless document we hear Joan Sutherland and Birgit [...]
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to [...]
24-HOUR HEALTH UPDATE FROM POOH-BAH: Your endlessly sacrificing and long-suffering servant is suddenly feeling terrific, [...]
DANS LE JARDIN ANNE FRANK Just behind our building, situated in a courtyard that also [...]
Speaking yesterday about lilacs and their intoxicating perfume, my good and wise friend Ralph Richey [...]
OLD HEADSHOT DAY — LA JOURNEE DES PHOTOS PROFESSIONNELLES ANCIENNES La pratique aux USA de [...]
When you feel as if, for a moment, the planets coincide favorably. Perfectly by chance, [...]
Arrivé dans ce beau pays en 1978, je cherchais vite mes repères, à la mesure [...]
GREGORY ET LES BARBOUZES : LE TOURNAGE Voici la continuation d’une chronique jamais publiée, de [...]
The day started with free invitations to the annual Salon des Seniors, which last year [...]
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 3:43 PM My Aunt Alice, a professional writer, always told me to [...]
That feeling of gratitude, upon receiving an unexpected gift. A few weeks ago, a Facebook [...]
There are ongoing restorations inside and outside my favorite Parisian church, the magnificent Saint Eustache, [...]
« Les fruits de l’amour passent vite, ceux de l’art sont immortels », écrit Balzac [...]
A VISIT TO THE LOUVRE / UNE VISITE AU LOUVRE (en français plus bas) “Si [...]
Once passed the towering double doors carved from oak dating from 1833, turning to the [...]
A vertiginous shock, the first splash. The glorious discovery within the space of seconds of [...]
After imposing my cadenza at the end of the Bellini aria, I asked his opinion. [...]
Pendant une série de spectacles de ‘Don Quichotte’ de Massenet au Brésil, à São Paulo [...]
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A Festive New Year’s Wish – Une célébration, des vœux Updated for 2019. Rituals, pagan [...]
“Fröhliche Weihnacht Uberall !” As my first-time Facebook Christmas greeting, I’ve chosen this little signed [...]
This is a great time for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The painting shown here [...]
