Welcome to the fourth in my series “Meet the Expats,” where I promote other undaunted foreigners who have chosen to call France home. Friend and author, Samantha Vérant, just launched […]
Welcome to a special edition of Stroll-with-Me Sunday. While Nice is a-buzz with the Tour de France, Paris is still very quiet in the last days of the annual summer […]
Oh boy, oh boy, fun times in France! Over 2000 new cases daily (100K+ active cases)—numbers not seen since April—with most new cases in people 25-35. And Paris is a […]
Paris is so tranquil these days. Everyone is away. You can hear yourself think, feel all the feels. It’s heavenly, in a way. My emotions have been crawling around on […]
While everyone else is off to the south for vacation, I might be hanging here in Paris. It’s not a terrible idea; the city is getting quiet—and without many tourists, […]
Stroll-with-Me Sunday is here! This weekend, we’ve had a heatwave, with temperatures reaching 100F+(39C). And Parisians (those not already on vacation) were doing their best to keep cool—chillin’ on café […]
Seems every time I take a turn onto a new path I am rewarded—in my weekly walks, and in life. But today’s stroll reminded me that the most rewarding adventures […]
This morning I awoke to a comment on my blog, asking, “Lisa, Where have you gone?” Gone? Me? What? “Oh my!” I said, jumping out of bed. Had it been […]
This Music Monday is all about borders. (Song link at bottom of post.) “E.U. Plans to Bar Most U.S. Travelers When Bloc Reopens” declared a New York Times headline. “N.Y., […]
As I write this, I know some of you are still in some form of lockdown, and many more are very much into your first wave of this virus. Here […]
Today would normally be my Music Monday offering but this week, I’m showcasing other people’s music. We’re talking about Fête de la Musique, which happened yesterday, a citywide music festival […]
This Music Monday I’m serving up a double helping of song. That’s right! Two for one. (See links at bottom of post.) I have officially gone down the rabbit hole […]
After three months of confinement indoors then the explosion of life as we reopened, including the onslaught of pollution-spewing vehicles, I needed a break from the city. My friend Fabien […]
It’s Music Monday (just barely). (See song at bottom of post.) Well, the good news is, my social life is slowly (and cautiously) returning. The bad new is, because I […]
It was the day Parisians had been waiting for. Cafés had been touting their reopening all week. “Ready to see us again Tuesday?” asked my local café on Instagram. Another […]
It’s Music Monday! (See bottom of post.) And it’s the first of June. Already. You’re not the only one surprised by this. “Is tomorrow a holiday?” a friend asked me […]
It was a beautiful day, too beautiful to be stuck inside. Confinement was over; I was no longer restricted to a 1 kilometer zone, so I slipped on my mask […]
It’s Music Monday again! (See track at bottom of post.) We’re starting our third week of “déconfinement.” Where did last week go? Where the heck was I? I’ll tell ya […]
It’s Music Monday! (See track at bottom of post.) Coucou! as they say in France—or as we’d say, “Yoo-hoo!” I’m checking in with my regulars today, who seem to have […]
In keeping with Stroll-with-Me Sunday, today’s offering. I was able to take a stroll without any official documents for this first time since March, and after being in lockdown so […]
Today, I ate my first bite of restaurant food in two months. It wasn’t planned. I was walking around in the neighborhood after I picked up a washable mask from […]
They let genie out of the bottle yesterday. And, wow, did genie go crazy. Genie was like, “Woohoo!” and ran all over the place. In droves. Or maybe Pandora is […]
Well, today is the day—not just Music Monday, but also the day lockdown as we know it is over in France. Today, we start phase one of the slow road […]
Happy Mother’s Day to those celebrating, and welcome to Stroll-with-Me Sunday! Today, I’m taking you to the ancient Village de Charonne, which was annexed by the city in 1860. Watch […]
It’s Saturday, again. But this Saturday is different, because it’s the last one in lockdown. Starting Monday, France is beginning the first phase of “déconfinement.” It’s met with some apprehension […]
It’s Fun Friday. Or maybe I should call it Food Friday, because you guys are cooking up a storm. With so many impressive confinement culinary feats in my newsfeed I […]
For Thoughtful Thursday, a few thoughts about de-confinement. On Monday here in France, we are supposed to be starting a gradual reopening, dependent on several factors, including sufficient testing kits […]
Anything Goes Wednesday is here! Something short and sweet: A little video I made for my mom of one of my trips to Paris. In the time before I had […]
For Viewsday Tuesday, my friend Brion is showing us his view from Harlem, NYC. I love Brion’s neighborhood, so I asked him to take us on a tour. An area […]
Music Monday is here again! Where do these days go? Today’s song is a classic with a twist. So you purists might have to put on your special “I can […]
