Third Day of Paris Workshop Breakfast is essential. Arnie usually gets the French breakfast with two croissants and a baguette with jam, AND the obligatory coffee. I go for the American breakfast with an omelette, light and fluffy as only the French can do, and a café au lait. Orange juice on both counts. Critiques […]

Second Day of Paris Workshop Some of us meet for breakfast just down the street from our hotel. There are splendid views in either direction. Looking back up the hill, there is the magnificent Panthéon, originally constructed as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve but later changed to house the remains of distinguished French citizens, […]

First Day of Paris Workshop Thanks to one of our long-time “spousal units” we have a van to take us out to Giverny, home to Monet and site of many of his paintings. Everyone is looking forward to it, and Jacques picks us up at our hotel with bottles of water for all of us. […]