They promised that nothing but the picture hooks would be left on the bare walls. [...]
These are rare moments, moments of exception, and can happen when you least expect them. [...]
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« Rien de plus futile, de plus faux, de plus vain, rien de plus nécessaire [...]
Opalescence “noun, literaryUK /ˌəʊ.pəlˈes.əns/US /ˌoʊ.pəlˈes.əns/ “the quality of reflecting light and changing colour like an [...]
Last week was Shirley Verrett’s birthday, and many people here have shared a personal homage [...]
My singer friend Michele Angelini extolls the endless virtues of moka pot espresso coffee, his [...]
Well, THAT takes me back. Indulge me some recollections if you will… It starts yesterday, [...]
He wanted tiramisù today for his birthday. Pretty predictable, since 1980. We both “discovered” the [...]
Humbly toiling in the service of Nicholas II… As the artists among us know so [...]
This video fills me with joy. Hope it brightens the day for you. Two show [...]
“Life is a party: you join after it’s started and you leave before it’s finished.” [...]
I am 60 going on 70 The great Judi Dench is priceless in this little [...]
At the Musée D’Orsay just last week, before all the museums here were definitively closed, [...]
“Paris est tout petit pour ceux qui s’aiment comme nous d’un aussi grand amour” Like [...]
Events in life continue, the hurt continues, and yet the sun keeps coming up. My [...]
Last week I jokingly published something here pleading for help, since I find myself submerged [...]
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens… …and the deep hues and penetrating scent of [...]
In the 70s, my teacher, Mark Pearson, once said he wished that if for only [...]
Once in a while I’ll have an idea to put together something to post on [...]
May I offer to you these lines by Rilke, a hymn to living a full [...]
Jacques and I were at the Musée d’Orsay two days ago, and as I was [...]
At the age of 87, he left us Thursday. He was always warm and charming, [...]
Hmmm, so THAT’s why they say “To your health…” To be brief, for one week [...]
Generosity comes to life. Again. It’s always amazing to me how inanimate objects are capable [...]
Comparative literature With my morning coffee I had just reread the poem by Pierre Corneille [...]
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 [...]
Several friends have asked me about this vast Leonardo da Vinci show going on here [...]
Un tout petit coin d’un des tableaux appartenant à la collection permanente du Petit Palais [...]
Bronze bust portrait of Giuseppe Verdi by Vincenzo Gemito (1851-1929), seen just today at the [...]
