For me, Paris is like a delicious weekend romance! When I travel there, I dress up, go out to eat, visit museums, walk and walk, take a romantic boat ride, sit in a café and watch the world go by.
Then I go home, and painfully pine to go back again. It is the perfect relationship, a bit of a fantasy I know but I am smitten.
So this is a blog about Paris and all things French! Uniquely for Women Of A Certain Age. Because like Paris, at this age, we bring to the world the very best of ourselves!
Dee Poquette’s love affair with Provence began 12 years ago. She and three of her friends attended cooking classes at Julia Child’s home in Placassier nestled in the hills…
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A favourite American writer of mine, Elizabeth Bard, recalls an episode when she went shopping with her mother in Paris. Elizabeth lives in Paris and her mother was visiting. …
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“In travel we explore who we are. Through jewellery we reveal who we are! Isabelle Fish, Founder of Rue Pigalle When someone told me I had to connect with Isabelle…
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Sundays are sacred in Paris. Work is never discussed as this is time reserved for families, long relaxing brunches, reading, quiet reflection, short naps and the art of just being.…
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“I empower women one bottle of champagne at a time!” Cynthia Coutu, Founder of Delectabulles Paris, France What is more French than champagne? WOMEN drinking champagne — in Paris. …
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How did I find myself “French kissing” an Italian man I had just met in Rome? I knew that would get your attention. I was in my early sixties (so…
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Where I come from people generally shake hands when they meet. French people “faire la bise.” Pronounced “fair la bees.” The first time I went to France many many…
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Margaret Ann Gendreau from Vancouver, Canada, was the winner of my Giveaway Draw for the beautiful travel-themed pink and gray silk scarf from Green Scarf Boutique. This week her gift…
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Don’t you love French bistro chairs? They are such an integral part of the ambience of the imitable Parisian terrace. And you could spend days photographing them without seeing two…
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But if she had, I know she would have felt right at home, because my mother embodied everything that Paris represents–grace, exquisite beauty, dignity and strength. If my…
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