All Posts Tagged With: "gliding to the bonheur"
French Pawn Shop Bank
In my last post, I took you on a video tour of Claude Monet’s gardens in Giverny. As you’re well aware, in addition to his fame after death, ‘ole Claude was famous while he was alive! A happy condition not shared by the majority of his Impressionist pals. (Sisley comes particularly to mind.) Fame, of […]
27Feb2012 | Bicycle Gourmet | 37 comments | Continued
Claude Monet and Friends
OK – it IS a hokey title. But, to paraphrase Woody Allen on another subject “as hokey titles go, it’s one of the best.” The reason I can say that with a straight face is that Claude Monet and Friends, is a visual reminder that although Cher Claude is unquestionably the most famous French artist, […]
21Feb2012 | Bicycle Gourmet | 15 comments | Continued
French Country Life Confidental – Part One
French Country Elegance She was beyond elegant. Immaculately coiffed. Exquisitely tailored. Equally “prêt” for shopping on the Champs Elysee, or a stroll through the Bois du Bologne. Her dancers body arcing delicate,repetitive motions with effortless grace. As I crossed the courtyard,our eyes met. She fixed me with an impersonal frown. Then, scraping her rake along the […]
14Nov2011 | Bicycle Gourmet | 10 comments | Continued