Chateau d’Esclimont for Wordless Wednesday
The English language website for this hotel is here: Chateau d’Esclimont. For more photos around the web, visit the Wordless Wednesday list today.
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Potager du Roi, Versailles, France
Still on the first day (we’d been up for more than 30 hours by this point), we went to Versailles. But our garden tour avoided the Palace and went, instead, to the Potager du Roi, the kitchen garden of the … Continue reading →
Landing in France and Royaumont Abbey
We met our tour group at Charles De Gaulle Airport outside of Paris. We were touring with the Missouri Botanical Garden, so we easily spotted the director, Peter Wyse Jackson and his wife Diane who were our hosts for the … Continue reading →
Breakfast in France
According to the books and other things I read, the French typically have toast and a cup of coffee or a pastry with tea for breakfast. The buffet breakfasts at our hotels provided much more selection than that but were … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday
In The Gospel According to Coco Chanel, Karen Karbo resisted advice to make an appointment with a shopkeeper who specialized in vintage haute couture. I’d complained to my French friend that this approach seemed so formal. Guess what? The French … Continue reading →
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
Read I haven’t been blogging much, but I have been reading. I usually don’t think about how much I like books relative to each other. My favorite book is always my next book to read. But since I have a … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday
Can I claim that my goal to learn a hundred words in French is complete since I learned to count to 100? I guess that doesn’t seem quite the challenge I was looking for, but I’ll give myself another twenty … Continue reading →
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
Read I reviewed two books this week. I’m recommending Your Playlist Can Change Your Life by Galina Mindlin, Don Durousseau, and Joseph Cardillo to everyone who loves music and ever has a need to consciously change a mood or attitude: Book Review: … Continue reading →
Book Review: French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano
Book: French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano Genre: Self help Publisher: Borzoi Books Publication date: 2005 Pages: 263 Source: Library Summary: The French paradox: dine on Duck à l’Orange and goat cheese, eat chocolate and croissants, and drink wine and champagne while staying slim and healthy. Mireille … Continue reading →
Wondrous Words Wednesday
My quest to learn 100 French words was helped by reading French Women Don’t Get Fat. Here are some of the phrases Mireille Guiliano uses for her American audience. Since French women do not live by bread alone, much less … Continue reading →