wandering in the Jardins du Luxembourg
As David Downie puts it in his Paris, Paris, Journey into the City of Light, the Luxembourg Gardens are, “in their own way. . . a perfect world: sixty acres of terraced woods and walks,…
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Paris: Art in the Fontaine (de Medicis)
I’ve shown you a photo of “Art-ful Waters of the Jardins du Luxembourg” once before, a shot taken May 2005. In 2006, I took this next shot, perhaps my all-time favourite Paris photo (favourite of…
View PostCongrats to Rawi Hage — Canadian winner of the IMPAC
I’m so pleased to read that Rawi Hage was awardedthe IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (which The Globe and Mail calls ‘the world’s most lucrative literary prize for a single work of English fiction.’ I read…
View PostAfter a great weekend, someone Made My Day
I’m still trying to think about what lessons hindsight might allow me to pass on for the meme Une Femme tagged me with the other day. Meanwhile, can I tell you a bit about my…
View Postfrank-ly, my dear . . .
Way back when, shortly after I started this blog, Paul and I visited the Red Rooster Winery, and saw Michael Hermesh’ssculpture, The Baggage Handler. I posted not only about my impressions of the sculpture, saying…
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