On Thursday we head for the USA. It has been almost two years since we have been there so I am quite curious to see how it feels. Thomas Jefferson said, “Every person has two countries: his own and France.” I know the Pacific Northwest will always be home and have a tug at my…
Tag: Paris
Paris & A Surprising B’day Gift
Monday morning we took the Normandie SNCF train from Gare Montparnasse to Flers. Then just a 30 minute drive and we were home. It seems as if automne has arrived, though next week does have a couple of warm days in the forecast. Sunday morning I got one last sketch in over un café near…
Honfleur and Paris
It has been an active couple of weeks. Last weekend in Honfleur and now in Paris with Tricia’s sister and family. Check out my post on my other site for more about the great food in Honfleur. Here are some of the sketches I did in Honfleur. We are staying in the Bastille area of…
La Baguette and Family Secrets
We have been hiding a family secret since July of 2007 – 16 years. Now, living in France, it is time to come clean. We – Alexis, Tricia, et moi – visited Paris, along with my dad and stepmother in 2007. Tricia had a great idea for a Christmas card photo for that year. My…
Busy Week in Normandie
It is rare that I do not sketch everyday, but this week has been a busy one which ate up some sketching time. Our friends from the USA are visiting us for a bit. Tim arrived on Wednesday, Lisa arrives Friday, so we were busy getting things ready, really just spring cleaning kind of stuff,…
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