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Dec 09, 2024 • #paris

Little Gems from Paris 12/2/24

I hope your Thanksgiving was filled with much merriment and a multitude of soft smiles. Today's note is a quick compendium of little gems from our Thanksgiving trip to Paris, flanked alongside petite bijioux & ear candy ready to be tucked into those stockings hung by the fire.

The header image above is the holiday carousel in front of the Ritz Paris. We did not stay at the Ritz. Not that I would have a problem with that. We stayed in a fabulous AirBnB - when I'm traveling with my adult sons, I especially treasure lodging with communal spaces. READ MORE

Aug 25, 2024 • #paris

Sun Shine On 7/28/24

I had been collecting images of Paris for today's note, with hopes of staying a leap - or more accurately, just a wee step ahead, in what has become a Sunday ritual with my proverbial pen. And yet, here I sit, still mired amid the first paragraph. Despite all the joy and inspiration from watching thousands of dedicated summer athletes gracefully dancing their way across the city of light and beyond, (the Olympic sailing venue is in Marseille - follow along here) ... AND despite a take-your-breath-away performance by Celine Dion, I am not finding much gold to be mined from my third party vantage point sitting here at my desk. Aaahhhh oh sigh. Maybe it's just that I'm ready for my August vacation. Let's keep it simple for today.

Shine on Olympian superstars. May we bask in the aftermath of your glow. READ MORE