Hi everyone – I know, I know! I disappear from blogging and then come back with a random historical post to entertain you all, but such is my life. I love history – the Regency period in particular – France (and England), writing, gardening to some extent, and cooking/ baking. And because historical writing has taken a greater significance in… Read More
On June 10, 1944, just four days after D-Day, the Nazis exterminated the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, killing 642 people, of which 246 were women, 207 were children, and 6 were infants. They then torched the village. They assembled the people in the square and separated men from women. The men, they put in groups in the barn, shot off their… Read More
I avoided accents in the title because it tends to mess up the link, but the museum name should be Musée Jacquemart-André. It’s located on a quiet leafy Parisian street at 158 Boulevard Haussmann in the 8th arrondissement, within walking distance of the Champs-Elysées. I went last May when there was a Mary Cassatt exhibit, which was absolutely enchanting. Do you… Read More
On Thanksgiving Day I met a fellow blogger at Boulevard Haussmann in Paris. I thought I would share some photos with you, as well as tell you a little bit of history about Haussmann, and how he changed the face of Paris. I’ve actually wanted to share with you, for awhile now, what the Parisian building called a “haussmannien” is all about. But I never… Read More
When I arrived at the mall this morning, everything was alight with Christmas decorations. We don’t have Thanksgiving to official mark the season, so it’s sort slinks in at its own pace. Before I entered the automatic doors, I needed to bypass the soldier with a machine gun, and the security guard asked to search my purse before I entered… Read More
This is Part One of What the French Eat, based on the dishes our extended family prepares and eats while vacationing in Brittany. Breakfast is always slices of bread from the bakery with a generous slather of butter (salted or sweet), topped with honey or jam, and a bowl of black coffee, or café au lait. Yes, a bowl. I chip in and fix some… Read More
