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Saturday Snapshot — Street Photography

Joy's Book Blog Posted on October 5, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

We took an all day photography workshop last week on Street Photography. Rather than the mean streets of a city, we shot the streets of a town, the one where my husband went to high school — Washington, Missouri along … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Saturday Snapshot | 21 Replies

The Louvre and shopping in Paris!

Joy's Book Blog Posted on August 10, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Here’s our day at the Louvre. The first full day we were in Paris, we took a walk in between our tour activities and our first sighting of I.M. Pei’s pyramid at the Louvre was the moment we really knew … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Champion, France, Paris, Saturday Snapshot, Terence Blanchard

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées

Joy's Book Blog Posted on August 3, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

On our first full day in Paris on our own after our tour ended, I had a plan, but we ditched it and decided to just walk. We walked the Champs-Élysées from the Louvre to the Arc de Triomphe where we … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Saturday Snapshot | 16 Replies

Jardin des Plantes

Joy's Book Blog Posted on July 27, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Our first full day in Paris was also the last full day of our tour. Since our tour guide works for the Jardin des Plantes and the Missouri Botanical Garden has a couple of people with offices there, we had … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Saturday Snapshot | 12 Replies

Jardin du Plessis Sasnières

Joy's Book Blog Posted on July 19, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

The French style of gardening features long straight lines and lots of trees and shrubs, with green as the dominant color. The feel is calm and elegant. But after many days of French gardens, it was lovely to visit an … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Saturday Snapshot | 11 Replies

Villandry, France (part deux)

Joy's Book Blog Posted on July 13, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

I put up some of our photos from our visit to the chateau and gardens at Villandry on Wednesday: Villandry, France. I saved the photos related to our lunch and the huge potager for Weekend Cooking today. Our lunch was at … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged France, Saturday Snapshot, Villandry, Weekend Cooking | 24 Replies

Chateau de Valmer, the Potager

Joy's Book Blog Posted on July 6, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

I posted photos of Chateau de Valmer on Wednesday, but I saved the ones from the potager for Weekend Cooking and Saturday Snapshot today. Potager is the French term for what Americans would call a vegetable garden or a kitchen … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Saturday Snapshot, Weekend Cooking | 18 Replies

Lunch in a French home

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 29, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

After our visit to Chateau du Chenonceau (Chenonceau), we were taken to lunch at the private home of a husband and wife who are avid gardeners. We’d had a bit of rain earlier that morning and it was a cool … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Saturday Snapshot, Weekend Cooking | 18 Replies

Château d’Artigny

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 22, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

Our second hotel was the Château d’Artigny, built in the early 20th century by perfumer Francois Coty in the style of an 18th century chateau. We stayed in an annex across the way, so this was the view from our balcony. … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Saturday Snapshot | 17 Replies

Giverny, France

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 15, 2013 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

On the second day of our garden tour, we went to the most famous garden in France — Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny. We were met there by the head gardener, James Priest. This garden inspired Monet’s paintings. Now, Monet’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Link Parties | Tagged Claire Joyes, Claude Monet, France, Giverny, Saturday Snapshot | 19 Replies

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