Better to be Drunk or Ugly?
“I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.” -Winston Churchill Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), British Prime Minister 1940-1945 and […]
Reverent Rendez Vous
Linked to Sundays in my City, Weekly Top Shot and Pixelventures: People.
Keeping Abreast of Art in the Marais
The Hôtel de Béthune-Sully in the Marais district of Paris, is marking Breast Cancer Awareness October with four pink installations by visual artist Kaliko, plus a photography exhibition. The photography display is part of Estee Lauder’s […]
Fig Leaves
In the heart of Paris’ Marais district, stands this marvellous fig tree. Strangely, I had never stopped to think where or how the famous fig leaf of Biblical days grew. […]
Paris Skyline in Silhouette
Paris, sunset and a viewpoint – can life get any better? Updated August 2014. Linked to Word a Week Challenge: Silhouette, Skywatch Friday and Silhouette.
Green Windows
The Musée du Quai Branly, close to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, features indigenous art, cultures and civilizations from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. The building was designed by architect Jean Nouvel and is famous […]
The Man who Walked through Walls
The square in Montmarte dedicated to French author Marcel Aymé (1902-1967), sports a jolly statue if what is probably Aymé’s most famous character, Dutilleul. In his famous short story, Le Passe-Muraille (The Walker-Through-Walls), Dutilleul suddenly […]
Dotty!
This dotty and slightly crazy mural adorns a wall in Marseille’s Le Panier district. Linked to Monday Mural.
Flowers for Mrs Harris by Paul Gallico
This charming book was written in 1958 by Paul Gallico, and American writer better known for The Snow Goose and The Poseidon Adventure. It spurned a further 3 books about […]
Travel with Intent 