PARISIAN TRIOS

February 24, 2022.Reading time 1 minute.

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WISH YOU WERE … NO! WAIT!….. WISH I WERE HERE!!!! #3

May 30, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ve never traditionally been away much in May so didn’t expect to hear from Google this month! But Rediscover this Day threw this up this morning – from Giverny on May 30th, 2018. I was happy with the timing of our visit to Monet’s garden…. the irises hadn’t quite faded and the waterlilies were just […]

PULL UP A SEAT PHOTO CHALLENGE 2021: #17

April 23, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

A PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING The Musée d’Orsay is located in an old railway station which was built to bring visitors to the World Fair in 1900. Just imagine the grandeur!!! The restaurant is still in the same place today, beautifully adorned with frescos, sculptures and chandeliers. The […]

Sculpture Saturday

April 25, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

This weekly challenge is hosted by Mind over Memory For my second week, I’ve chosen L’Arbre des Voyelles (1999). You’ll find this bronze piece at the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris. Produced by Guiseppe Penone, you will assume, at first glance, that you are looking at the roots of a fallen tree. On the one hand, […]

Our Hops, Skips and Jumps in 2018

January 12, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Several hops, one skip and two jumps – not too bad! We had some great trips this year and I struck Monet’s garden from my wish list so happy enough with that! Boston – our first trip of the year – and it was a cold one!! Read all about it: Boston Morocco – […]