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Today, I saw this sign of hope and symbol of perseverance, this singular burst of [...]
As I admired the preserved and dried oak leaves, the florist suggested to me this [...]
Today I traded up to the latest 2020 model, with all the bells and whistles [...]
J’ai fait la connaissance d’une distillerie artisanale de gin en Normandie, et un excellent fabriquant [...]
A rare watercolor sketch by Delacroix (from the Collection Prat, currently exposed at the Petit [...]
The great Delacroix, truly a multi-faceted and favorite painter of mine. A provocative text by [...]
Another little batch of my recent pictures [...]
A little batch of my recent pictures [...]
This is rare. The last few moments of Joseph Haydn’s “Farewell Symphony” no. 45 (1772), [...]
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I bought a pint of Häagen-Daz on the way home from an evening workout at [...]
Today’s glorious weather, under this endlessly blazing sun, made it a choice day for being [...]
Enfin, une bonne nouvelle… It was announced today that the roof of Notre Dame will [...]
It’s now over one year since the fire, and after a hiatus due to the [...]
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The Jacquemart-André Museum is considered to be one of the “smaller” museums here and is [...]
My name is: But everyone already knows my name! My nickname is: Petit Chat, and [...]
“Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?” Seen today. [...]
I shared this photo with a friend today, because May 1st is his birthday. It [...]
This very first blossom appeared overnight. [...]
Confinement/Shutdown, Day 39 [...]
Inspired by “La fuite à dessein. The walls here are covered with antique engravings and [...]
A moment of respite, on another perfectly lovely spring day. Thoughts of a favorite Brahms [...]
So here we have my Ten Fabulous Questions. It’s MY game, therefore all the answers [...]
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the [...]
A visit to the Louvre in 1861 – and an inside view This type of [...]
I just love Beatrice Lillie. “Louis Sobel is authority for the story that Miss [...]
Once in a while I’ll have an idea to put together something to post, then [...]
Once in a while I’ll have an idea to put together something to post on [...]
Joyeux Noël 2019 « Ardent à faire du bien » And this coffee had better [...]