Posts Tagged with ‘Paris’
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Paris to Deauville: “Two for the Road”
01 Oct 2010By Barbara Redmond If you’re feeling fancy free, come wander through the world with me, any place we chance to…
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Smell and Taste, Sensation and Pleasure
23 Sep 2010By Laurence Haxaire When I was a child, my parents would go every summer to buy their wine in Sigolsheim,…
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French Crown Jewels: Empress Eugénie
17 Sep 2010By Barbara Redmond In 1848, Louis Napoleon Bonaparte succeeded in getting the French to agree to a second Bonaparte empire…
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French Empress Eugénie and Her Diamonds
10 Sep 2010By Barbara Redmond Who, among us, like Audrey Hepburn, the woman in Givenchy’s little black dress in the American film,…
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Books About Paris & France
20 Aug 2010By Philippa Campsie and Barbara Redmond Defining France exhilarates those awaiting their first visit and surfaces in the dreams of…
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French Décor: Mirrors and Versailles
23 Jul 2010By Philippa Campsie When Coco Chanel was turning the building at 31 rue Cambon into her studio and fashion house,…
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Paris Sales: Chic. Chèque? Choc!
16 Jul 2010By Philippa Campsie July is quite a month in Paris. In addition to the festivities of le quatorze juillet, there…
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Bastille Day in France: Tyrants and tigers and blood, oh my!
09 Jul 2010By Philippa Campsie Americans look to see if their flag is still waving. Canadians stand on guard for their country…
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Marianne: National Emblem of France
02 Jul 2010By Philippa Campsie July is a good month for national days. July 1 is Canada Day, July 4 is U.S.…
