There are some funny, quirky, adventurous things about appliances and home furnishings in France. In all of my travels in Paris and other parts of France there are some common elements related to washing machines, showers, dishwashers and entrances to apartments. Washing machines: very helpful to know French and/or to have someone explain all the…
Category: Travel
99 Rue de Seine
I arrived at 99 Rue de Seine yesterday morning. The one bedroom apartment is wonderful. It is in the St. Germain de Pres neighborhood. It has a large kitchen (by far the biggest and most open of any apartments I’ve rented before) a large and very comfortable king size bed, a good size sitting area,…
24th Anniversary
Yesterday, May 22, 2011, Dave and I celebrated our 24th anniversary. Congratulations to us for continuing to like each other, navigate our relationship and have fun along the way! We’ve lived in 9 different houses or apartments throughout our years together, and various different cities: Vancouver, Novato, Larkspur, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Seattle and Lake…
In Anticipation of Paris in Spring
Oh, Paris in Spring, What a truly marvelous thing! Dave and I will be in Paris in just under two weeks. I love Paris. Next to Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle it is my favorite city in the world. I first went to Paris when I was 21 and remember standing atop the Eiffel Tower and…
New York City
Becca and I flew to New York City at the beginning of March. Our mission: visit Columbia University and NYU and see some Broadway shows. Mission accomplished! We arrived in NYC in the wee hours of the morning, and savored a delicious breakfast at DB Bistro Moderne, located on W.44th St, right next to our…
On lighting candles
I have also enjoyed candles. I think I particularly enjoy late fall and winter because it gets dark earlier and I like to go around my house lighting up the darkness. Lighting candles is a spiritual practice for me. It began quite a long time ago, but I became more prayerfully intentional about it about…
A picture is written poetry
“L’immagine e poesia scritta con i colori.” Translated from italian: A picture is written poetry. How delightful to happen upon this phrase in a photography book while sipping wine in Montalcino, Italy . We took 500+ photos on our recent European adventure. Too many to post on my blog. Some of the photos are like…
Funny packaging
I love to read and I have bumped into some absolutely wonderful language on some of the food packaging in England. Here are some samples: Cereal advert on box: “Dorset Cereals – honest, tasty and real”. First off, it cracked me up that a cereal could be honest, then here comes the best part “We…
Traveling in Europe
Our family has been traveling in Europe since July 14. We arrived in Rome, rented a car and drove immediately to our villa outside of Florence in Mercatale San Casciano Val di Pesa. It was an excellent location for us and we had a wonderful time. We swam tons, had rather toasty hot weather, swam…
25 year reunion
This past weekend I reconnected with my high school graduating class of 1981. Oh my goodness, I had way more fun than I thought I was going to. I connected up with some wonderful friends who I hadn’t hung out with in years, met some of my friends kids (now that was absolutely wonderful), stayed…
Krakow, Poland
Dave and I have been in Krakow for three days. It is a very interesting city; lots of old streets, cobblestone roads, narrow roads, many languages, restaurants, old and beautiful buildings, and lots of history. Our hotel is just outside of the old town and each day we have walked into the old town, which…
Auschwitz
> I’m actually not quite sure how to even express my visit to Auschwitz I and II. I have heard and read about and seen movies that depict and explain the terrible atrocities that happened here, but it is a completely different moment to actually stand there, visit, walk around and see it. I felt…
Sharon Richards 