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Dos à la mode
If you’ll be in Paris prior to November 17, 2019, I highly recommend that you visit the exhibit Backside / Dos à la mode at the musée Bourdelle. Located near the hulking and hideous Tour Montparnasse (oops, my bias is … Continue reading
L’Est rencontre l’Ouest
We just got back from visiting our daughter in San Francisco. While we were there, we saw a terrific exhibit at the lovely small museum, the Legion of Honor, East meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from the Al Thani collection. In … Continue reading
L’Atelier des lumières
One of the perks of my summer job is the ability to tag along on visits to the latest Parisian exhibits each summer. Yesterday, I had the immense pleasure of visiting L’Atelier des lumières, where three immersive sound and light … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Events
Tagged Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt, L’Atelier des lumières, sound and light show
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L’échapper belle
A tradition at my summer job in Paris has become doing an Escape Room as a bonding activity during the week that we prepare for the students to arrive. This year, a colleague suggested that we try a new venue, … Continue reading
Sérénissime
Venice is a city that has always drawn me the same way that Paris does. Until June 25, 2017, you can virtually visit Venice during Carnaval at the musée Cognacq-Jay, a small but delightful museum in the Marais that always has … Continue reading
Au-delà des étoiles
This week, I got the official dates for my summer job in Paris. The plan is to arrive a few days before the set-up week starts so I can get over the weight of jetlag and to visit the south … Continue reading
Une Citation digne d’être citée
Well, my vacation in Paris is drawing to a close. We had a wonderful time. The weather cooperated – not too cold and mostly dry. The skies were almost solidly gray, which did make it much more difficult than normal … Continue reading
Une décoration de Noël
Since we’re going to spend Christmas in Paris, I decided not to decorate our home for the holidays. I love my collection of ornaments; putting them out is fine, but putting them away afterward is (yawn) a real bore. Still, … Continue reading
Posted in Décor, Events
Tagged Castle Hill, Christmas decorations, Ipswich, une décoration de Noël
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Five on Friday 2
Well, the verdict on the new format was positive, so here we go again with a round-up of francophile recommendations: Artist makes the Louvre Pyramid disappear – I am looking forward to seeing this when I get to Paris in … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Décor, Events, Fashion, Media, Movies, Photography, Shopping
Tagged François Cluzet, Halsbrook, In With The Old, Jennifer Boles, JR, Louvre, Pyramid, Tell No One, Texture
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Five on Friday 1
I have to confess, I’ve been feeling a little ambivalent lately about continuing the blog. I thought I would experiment with a different format for the summer to shake things up a bit. One post a week will be the … Continue reading
