The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah

August 12, 2019

In recent months, I’ve been talking about women and World War II with several other women, including my mother. We’ve commented about the large number of women’s stories about the war years. My personal theory? The men’s accounts of war and...

Notre-Dame de Paris, In Tribute and Sorrow

April 16, 2019

I don’t even know what to say. What a loss to Paris, to the world, to all of us who love Paris, and to everyone who never had the chance to get there to see Notre-Dame Cathedral. Building started on it in 1163. It survived the French Revolution, two world wars....

The Lost Carousel of Provence by Juliet Blackwell

September 24, 2018

Juliet Blackwell’s third novel set in France takes readers to Provence in a story that spans more than a century, and a story that spans so much heartbreak. Can an American who never had a family find the way to reunite a bitter, broken man with the family that...

Last Day in Paris, Friday, Sept. 29

October 14, 2017

On Friday, our last day in Paris before we all headed out, we had a tour scheduled again. Because the tours started across from Le Carrousel, we were all able to meet up with our favorite waiter again. Hugs! This time, there was a photographic record of my hug. So...

Thursday in Paris, Sept. 28

October 13, 2017

Kaye stayed in bed on Thursday, while Vickie, Lisa and I headed to Musee d’Orsay. This museum is in the former Gare d’Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900 for the World’s Fair. It’s a gorgeous building. And, I have to...