Île Saint-Louis, Je t'aime...

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Easter Egg Hunting on the Champ-de-Mars

This past Sunday, the boys went Easter egg hunting on the Champ-de-Mars, right at the foot of the Eiffel Tower - a dream activity for us, still fairly new (always in awe) residents of Paris. The program was organized by Secours Populaire Francais, a non-profit aid...

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In Good Company at Shakespeare and Co.

It's an institution this storied bookstore on the Left Bank that I finally had a chance to visit... just across the street from Notre Dame, Shakespeare and Company is not only a trove of new and used English language literature, but also an intimate reading space and temporary...

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Morning Light

The moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that,  during the day that lies before you, absolutely anything may happen.  And the fact that it practically always...

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My Little Accordion...

Quite inspired by the accordion playing busker at the Abbesses metro stop in Montmartre, my older son gave it a whirl... ***...

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Springtime in Paris...

Walking through Paris I find myself looking up more than usual... As spring settles in, the city slowly composes her ode to color and light. ***...

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