Category Archives: France

Time was, no one in Italy could have been accused of rushing madly through life. Meal time with family was sacred, as was the post-prandial “riposo”. A walk in the piazza, a caffe break, an apertivo at the end of … Continue reading →

Thanks to art critic Michael Kimmelman of the New York Times I discovered a painter yesterday. Howard Hodgkin is well known by art lovers everywhere, but is a new one for me. Maybe I need to get out more. In … Continue reading →

I’d walk a mile in my Manolo’s for a Camel No. 9! That’s how the Camel cigarette company is hoping girls and young women respond to their new package. The made-for-Venus-by-Martians packaging reminds me of old black vinyl ballet shoe … Continue reading →

The way Stephen Colbert feels about bears, I feel about bees. HATE them! Nice way to ruin a picnic or a lovely time at an outdoor cafe. I’ve never been stung, but freak at the thought. However, unlike bears, bees … Continue reading →

Here is a fascinating article about how immigrants transform urban areas, make them relatively prosperous, and then find themselves starved of clientele as the neighborhood gets mixed so that they are forced to move on and start over in a … Continue reading →