Bercy/Bibliothèque Nationale
Off to explore a quartier which has greatly changed since we lived in Paris. The formerly industrial neighborhood is now home to a cultural-educational-flower-filled park edged with spiffy apartment towers, and the 19th century stone wine warehouses now accommodate shops and restaurants. It’s an easy walk across the Seine to the four controversial towering volumes of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, today packed with students cramming for the Bac.
It’s a Paris Party
Sunday afternoon in Paris: a time to get together for an eleven-hour lunch with old friends.
New Boules, and Musée Rodin
One of J’s goals on this trip: to visit OBUT, where the pros shop.
Paula
À la Recherche de l’Oeuf Perdu (de Paul Arzens)
It is not an actual egg we seek, but the electric car built by Paul Arzens during WWII that he showed us when we were living in Paris in the late 70s.
The Courtyard, and Beyond
Ideal day: begin with this view at breakfast, then wander the streets.
Paris, Pigeon, Poutres apparentes
The best of all places to begin a Paris sojourn: on a bench in the Jardin du Luxembourg. (But maybe without suitcases.)
Romance in France
Off to France (where my husband and I spent our honeymoon) to celebrate a Major Wedding Anniversary.
Walking with Our Children
On the eve of our departure (see June 7th) I finished last adjustments to the design and illustrations and sent off the files for a new book by early childhood educator Nancy Blanning. Walking with Our Children: The Parent as Companion and Guide is a collection of essays on practical and enjoyable ways to approach parenthood with courage and a sense of freedom. Published by the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America.
Eryn
Bravo les Français
Ils ont été plus sages que les Américains.
Darcy
Celeste
Uncle Mike
Maurice Sendak