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This little teapot was discovered at a rummage sale, for only a couple of euros, [...]
Bronze bust portrait of Giuseppe Verdi by Vincenzo Gemito (1851-1929), seen just today at the [...]
A pleasant surprise, like finding old friends. Changed, but somehow, the same. The most-visited room [...]
Need a laugh? I love this! via GIPHY [...]
Some of my favorites from the remarkable exhibit which just opened at the Musée Luxembourg. [...]
Not about the month, but rather A state of mind that comes with living When [...]
An afternoon walk in the park. Late summer colors, endless shadows. (photo credit for my [...]
“Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon [...]
Feeling joy last night seeing ‘L’Hôtel du Libre-Échange’ “Our Hotel is recommended for married couples, [...]
Revealed today: the Leitmotiv of a different kind of Wagner Cycle As we rummaged today [...]
« …Mais il est bien court, le temp des cerises Où l’on s’en va deux, [...]
Linwood Gardens, located in my home town, is now part of my DNA, having spent [...]
Pleyel grand piano – Piano à queue – number 1555 This beautiful and fully restored [...]
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 [...]
During the staggering task of preparing space for the upcoming special exhibit ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ [...]
My cheerful bunch of tulips, grown in France, and purchased yesterday for only 5 euros, [...]
Pour détourner mon attention des tristes actualités dans ce monde, je lève mes yeux pour [...]
Visit yesterday to Cognacq-Jay, always a pleasure… « Boucher est un de ces hommes qui [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
RIP Carol Channing, “Just lucky I guess” Over the years, ‘Just lucky I guess’ has [...]
Cérémonie devant l’Arc de Triomphe : 11h45. Il pleut légèrement. Le ‘Boléro’ de Ravel, joué [...]
It was a brisk late-September evening exactly 40 years ago, after a month spent studying [...]
Parmi les trésors musicaux que me fit écouter Serge (voir ma publication il y a [...]
The week-end guest of Serge Cheze in Estang Glorious to discover this small village named [...]
