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My Favorite Christmas Gift 17 Dec 2012 | 01:24 am
To Tom on the occasion of our 17th Wedding Anniversary and 20th Christmas together. I remember back to our first Christmas in our first home together. We posed for a photograph in front of the firepl...
Lifting and Being Lifted 10 Sep 2012 | 12:53 am
Have you ever been to Disneyland, Six Flags, or similar and at some point while you’re on it the ride comes to a stop? And people, maybe even you (or me), groan aloud. You think, “Oh, what’s wrong now...
Sarcasm Revealed 27 Apr 2012 | 06:01 am
Definition of SARCASM from Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary: 1. a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain 2. a mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on b...
Paris: Denied! 2 Jan 2012 | 12:24 am
When we vacation and mean it, we've typically had our kids keep travel journals. Kristen and Courtney have travel journals from their trip to Paris in 1994. They say that they have enjoyed reading the...
Christmas Day in the City of Light 30 Dec 2011 | 11:04 pm
Signs of the holiday season were all over Paris in the days before Christmas. Laura was particularly delighted with these "recycled" trees made with Sprite (green), Badoit (red), and Coke (clear) bott...
Dining with Cats and Dogs in Paris 28 Dec 2011 | 01:01 am
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is nicknamed “La Plus Belle Avenue du Monde” (the most beautiful avenue in the world). It is home to many exclusive stores, although in recent years the likes of H&M have...
Pieds non Joyeux! 25 Dec 2011 | 01:16 am
I am back at my post in the kitchen of our Paris apartment, drinking coffee while Tom and Laura sleep. In the past couple of days we’ve covered a lot of ground here in the City of Light. Laura says sh...
Then and Now Again 21 Dec 2011 | 08:59 pm
Champs-Élysées 2004 Champs-Élysées 2011
Then and Now 20 Dec 2011 | 09:26 pm
Laura in “the Cave” (the cellar) at Pain Vin Fromage in 1994 2004 (with her grandparents) and in 2011. Laura at Sacre Coeur in Montmartre in 1994 2004 and in 2011. Laura at the Arc du Carrousel near...
There is No Such Thing as a Chocolate Croissant! 19 Dec 2011 | 11:06 pm
This waking up before everyone else, drinking coffee, eating toasted brioche, and writing could become a habit. The weather was sunny and clear yesterday, cordially supporting our desire to see Paris...
