The 14 of July is the French National holiday, also known as le 14 Juillet, or in english speaking countries Bastille Day. This holiday is the celebration of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789. This is what is commonly known as the starting gun for the French Revolution. Although France was going… Continue reading Fête Nationale

If you have read any of my blog posts over the last four years, you will understand that I have a bit of an addiction to French real estate. I moved to Paris at the end of 2017 looking for a place to buy to operate as a Bed & Breakfast. When I first moved… Continue reading French Real Estate

Dorothy's response to Blanche after she called her a tramp: Blanche, have you heard of the latest campaigns? "Join the navy, see the world... sleep with Blanche Devereaux"? "Join the army, be all you can be... sleep with Blanche Devereaux"? "The marines are looking for a few good men who have *ot slept with Blanche… Continue reading The Blanche Devereaux Ad Campaigns

The following story is absolutely, positively, one hundred percent, possibly true. You be the judge. In 2020, construction workers were working in the lower level basements of the Louvre Museum. They had been expanding parts of storage and accidentally knocked down part of a small inner wall. The workers, terrified of what they had done,… Continue reading Le Roi de France

Large crowds gather again across the united states and in other cities around the world because of another unjust murder of an innocent man. A police officer degraded, humiliated and then killed this man. The police officer was white, the victim was black. This has been a reoccurring theme in the united states for a… Continue reading Black Lives Matter

Fireworks can often be a great way to celebrate a party, event or passing of time. They can also be a very dangerous gamble when not properly cared for, in the wrong hands or not thoroughly planned and executed. One major cautionary tale of a firework disaster takes place in my home city, Paris. May… Continue reading 30 Mai 1770

Hello All, Today is my birthday! This is a weird birthday for me because of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the world is still shutdown and in quarantine. This means that my birthday will be spent solely in my apartment. I like my apartment, and its nice to travel from the bedroom through the living room,… Continue reading Quarantine Birthday

On Thursday 02 April 2020, at 9PM ET/ 8PM CT I invited friends and family to participate in a Golden Girls drinking game. The original invite is here: Hello All, This Thursday night 4/2/2020 at 9ET/8CT/7MT we all watch Season 6, Episode 11 of the Golden Girls titled Stand by Your Man. These are the… Continue reading Golden Girls Drink-A-Long

March 23rd is Atheist Day. This is a day dedicated to making Atheist equal to those religious persecutors. In some countries around the world, if you do not agree with the majority of the religious sect, you can be put to death. I was born and raised in the United States, where I had been… Continue reading Atheist Day

A delicious, refreshing, and low calorie snack, Frozen Grapes are a fabulous treat to have in your freezer. I have always been a fruit person, love almost all kinds, but grapes were never top of my list. The inconsistency of the crispness of the individual grapes along with their sweetness level variations never made them… Continue reading Frozen Grapes