Seeking Simone

 
Every year marks the anniversary of some famous or notable person, but I want to put a small spotlight on Simone de Beauvoir, before this year is over.
Why? Because Simone de Beauvoir was an outstanding writer-philosopher.  And because I was lucky enough to visit many of the places associated with her when we were living [...]

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OBAMA Supporter

I haven’t previously written anything political on this blog, but the upcoming Presidential Election in the USA is an extremely important one, a make-or-break one for this country and its future. I am an Obama supporter, so I’m happy to share this information, in the hope that it may help to sway some voter.
Dear MoveOn [...]

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Banned Book Week

BANNED BOOK WEEK takes place the end of September each year in the USA. This year (2008) it was September 27- October 4 and probably passed many people by, which is a shame as the concept is so important: to celebrate the freedom to access of information, which includes the freedom to read.
Banned Book Week [...]

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Niki and her Nanas

Niki (through October 31, 2008)
The Missouri Botanical Gardens does it again!
These lovely gardens in St Louis hosted and presented another wonderful exhibition of monumental sculpture works, strategically placed around the gardens to best set off the creations.
The Botanical gardens are beautiful at any time of the year, lush and well-tended, but are even more enticing [...]

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Building up for Beaujolais

It’s Beaujolais Nouveau Time!
Rod and I celebrated the arrival of BJN in Paris last year in November and it was such an interesting experience that we decided to start a new tradition here in our own neck of the woods. Even at our small local bistro by the train station in the Paris suburb of [...]

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