Life After Lockdown: Music Monday
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 […]
Author Archives: Lisa Anselmo
Life After Lockdown: One Week In
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 […]
Life After Lockdown: Seeing Things Anew
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 […]
Life After Lockdown: Takeaway Happiness
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 […]
Deconfinement Day 2: They’re Baaaaack!
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 […]
Lockdown in Paris: Deconfinement Day
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 […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 55
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 […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 54
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 […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 53
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 […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 52
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 […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 51
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 […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 50
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 […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 49
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 […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 48
It’s Stroll-with-Me Sunday. Today, the weather isn’t cooperating, so I’m bringing you a stroll from another time, pre-Covid, of the lovely Latin Quarter. Enjoy! Get caught up on my diary, […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 47
For Editor’s Choice Saturday we’re talking about you. Have you checked in with yourself lately? It’s easy to ignore you. You’re usually the last person you listen to. Even if […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 46
Mayday! Mayday! No, really, it’s May Day. In France, the first day of May is a big deal. May Day is International Workers Day, so normally there are large protest […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 45
For Thoughtful Thursday, I’m talking about freedom, something all of us are feeling the loss of lately. The other day, I was walking down Rue de la Roquette, and found […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 44
For Anything Goes Wednesday, a little photo exhibit. These photos were taken over the years and capture what I love about Paris: the gorgeous graphic details often overlooked. Heaven is […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 43
You know what day it is—say it with me: Viewsday Tuesday! These classic Parisian views are brought to you by a friend who lives in the desiriable 3rd arrondissement, called […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 42
Music Monday is here! I think I’m homesick. Maybe it’s because I’m far from family during a very uneasy time. Maybe because I’m talking to all my friends back home […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 41
It’s Stroll-with-Me Sunday! Today, I prepared a special video tour just for you. Walk with me around the little atelier village near my home, and learn a bit about what […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 40
Here we are: Quarante days of quarantine.* Forty days and forty nights of confinement. That biblical expression, by the way, wasn’t meant as a specific number; it actually just means […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 39
It’s Fun Friday, and today we’re talking about confinement cooking. You’re putting me to shame—all y’all, with your fancy cooking and your food porn photos on all the socials medias. […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 38
This Thoughtful Thursday, we’re talking about coping with life on pause. I’m hearing from a lot of you who have had to cancel your travel plans to Paris due to […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 37
For Anything Goes Wednesday I’m doing more of the same. I’m talking about life during lockdown. Every day is like the day before. I wake up and workout (a little) […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 36
VIEWSDAY TUESDAY IS HERE! I share the lockdown views and stories of my friends around France and the world. Welcome to Nîmes in the south of France, where friend Patty […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 35
It’s Music Monday! A little story; a little song. A storm moved in Saturday from out of a flawless sky. Clouds rolled up and let loose their chaos for half […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 34
It’s Stroll-with-Me Sunday. I bring you out of confinement in your town, to see a little bit of mine, as I head out to do some shopping. Hôpital Saint-Antoine sits […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 33
It’s Saturday, and that means it’s Editor’s Choice. I’m free from the constraints of themes today, to write about whatever I want. Free! I can let my imagination run. Freeeeee! […]
Lockdown in Paris: Day 32
Welcome to Fun Friday, where I attempt to brighten your day. Today, a story of a perfectly rational woman and her slow decent into madness. No, really, it’s funny. Lockdown […]
