Some of you know that more than five years ago, my daughter-in-law challenged me to learn Spanish. At the time, my grandson was learning to talk, and his first language was definitely Spanish. I went whole hog into learning Spanish, and using Duolingo, a popular learning app, was only a part of the process, which… Read More Adventures in French Land
A couple of days ago, I was scrolling through Facebook and I saw it was the birthday of my friend from Paris, Bill F. McCoy. I promptly clicked the link to wish him a happy birthday, and was shocked to see the headline “A Celebration of the Life of William Franklin McCoy,” meaning that he… Read More Remembering Paris days
Since I can’t travel to Europe at this time, I’m continuing the long process of updating my old posts to relink the photos, a time-consuming task but one which is bringing back many wonderful memories. In many cases, I’m adding even more pictures to those I had posted previously. Luckily, every one of my 43,000… Read More Armchair traveling
How many times have I heard that? It’s true that when people retire, they often think about writing a book about their life’s experiences. Hey, there’s even a book on how to do it! (I have not read this book, so I have no idea whether it’s any good or not!) Well, instead of writing… Read More You ought to write a book!
Je suis bien content de vous voir. I’m so glad to see you. The last time I was in Paris was in 2010, six years ago. It was Carl’s first trip to France, and 42 years since I studied with Marcel Dupré when I was a teenager. I can’t believe how things have changed—especially the many… Read More Bonjour, Paris!