The French 75 Journal

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.—John F. Kennedy Today was my final day in Paris. The pastel-colored homes shown above are found on Rue Cremieux. Pink facades mixed with cobblestones and greenery sent my heart aflutter. I wandered, […]

I guess it goes to show that you just never know where life will take you. You search for answers. You wonder what it all means. You stumble, and you soar. And, if you’re lucky, you make it to Paris for a while.—Amy Thomas from Paris, My Sweet Bonjour from the City of Light. It’s […]

Paris is always a good idea.—Audrey Hepburn Nine years ago I spent two weeks in Paris during another dark, drizzly November. That jaunt marked my first time to the City of Light since a backpacking trip post-college 14 years earlier. Immediately mesmerized, I vowed to return again and again. I’d found a place where my […]

I have an immense appetite for solitude, like an infant for sleep, and if I don’t get enough for this year, I shall cry all the next.—Thoreau After nearly three days of plant-based lifestyle training at Main Street Vegan’s master class and a four-hour meetup in Midtown, last Monday was all mine. A chance to […]

Late August I’ll be hopping on an early morning bus bound for New York City with a tote bag, notebook, and pens. Last year I signed up for Victoria Moran’s Main Street Vegan Master Class and the time has come to spend three days immersed in learning! On Sunday, August 26 I’ll host a casual […]

A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of life.—Thomas Jefferson A few months after graduating from college in 1995, I found myself on an overnight train heading from Brussels to Paris with a childhood friend. Passengers slept on their backpacks as the train chugged along, but I was […]

Paris Day 10: packed, sat at a cafe to soak in the last bits of Paree, and reflected on takeaways {blog post this week}. Arrived home at 9pm {3am Paris time} excited to be reunited with all the pets. Thanks to jet lag, I woke up at 3am ET and thought it was a good […]

Paris Day 9: Vegan brunch at Aujourd’hui Demain, cafe time at Merci, browsed vintage at Kilo Shop, hosted a dinner fête chez moi, and finished watching Midnight In Paris.

Paris Day 8: Last writing session with retreaters at Shakespeare and Company, lunch followed by tea time with Tim on the Left Bank, a jaunt to Au nom de la Rose to pick up rose-infused treats, savored a spontaneous Thai massage, waited out the rain on the second floor of Shakespeare and Co and enjoyed […]

Paris Day 7: Yoga + writing in Luxembourg garden, hosted dinner and call with Janice MacLeod-Lik who shared writing tips from Paris Letters chez moi, surprise jaunt to Tour Montparnasse to watch the sun set and the Eiffel Tower sparkle. 

  Paris Day 6: Wrote in Luxembourg Garden, meditated in Paris’ oldest church, savored lunch at Laduree, wandered through Montparnasse, hosted a Tranquility du Jour Facebook Live event, and noshed on vegan pizza at a sidewalk cafe {when the temperature was finally down to 89 degrees . . . at 10:30pm}.