Frenchie Friday - Oct 11, 2024 Bonjour everyone! Fall has arrived! I wore cashmere sweaters all week! I had a little extra time last weekend so I did my Holiday Gift Guide - it's never too early! Published this week: J'adore Quince Cashmere The Best Vegetarian Restaurants in Paris 2024 Holiday Gift Guide! Links I Love... Links to interesting stories found around the interwebs during the past week. If you find something about Paris, France, or French lifestyle and culture that you think I...
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Frenchie Friday on Saturday - Oct 5, 2024 Bonjour everyone! Sorry for the Saturday delivery but I was actually jetlagged this week. For a globetrotter like me a 3-hour décalage horaire should not have caused such a fuss but it did! I escaped the inferno of Phoenix last weekend and have been heads down with le boulot. It finally starting to feel a tiny bit like fall and I have pulled out ALL my Quince cashmere sweaters also bought some new pieces in their new limited edition colors which...
10 days ago • 2 min read
Frenchie Friday - Sept 20, 2024 Bonjour from Phoenix! No email last Friday as I was in the middle of my 4-day journey from Raleigh to Phoenix - basically I-40 for 2000 miles. It is hot, hot, hot and I want autumn, s'il vous plaît ! While Mr. Misadventures headed off to Alaska to spend time with the grizzlies, I am hopping on a plane with my Mom for a quick weekend in Seattle and a reprieve from the heat. Heard back from Damien, the extraordinary Normandy tour guide that reader, Sandra, had an...
25 days ago • 2 min read
Frenchie Friday - Sept 6, 2024 It's la rentrée in France! A special time of year that marks the return to school and work after the summer holidays. It's a bustling period filled with excitement and anticipation. As the city awakens from its summer slumber, the streets are filled with the sounds of people returning to their daily routines. Students, teachers, and professionals alike prepare for a new year, filled with opportunities and challenges. It's a time of fresh starts, new beginnings,...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Frenchie Friday - Aug 30, 2024 After a 2 week break, the ParaOlympics have started in Paris so we all get to enjoy more scenes, articles, and news from Paris! I chatted with the folks from Hôtel Balzac Paris this week. They re-opened at the end of June in the 8th arrondissement and I am going to pay them a visit on my next trip. Are you influenced by Instagram? I totally am! This week I bought 2 of these beautiful Doppia Accent Rechargeable Table Lamps for outdoor dining because they looked...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Frenchie Friday on Saturday - Aug 24, 2024 Ouch! My company had a Recharge Day yesterday and I forgot to hit the send button on this email as I was too busy relaxing on my day off! Désolée! Everyone still loves Paris, probably even more so post-Olympics, as we get ready for fall, I am seeing lots of Paris in the background of catalogs and shopping sites. The latest I spotted was Ann Taylor Loft - their fall collection is set in Paris! Links I Love... Links to interesting stories found around...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Frenchie Friday - Aug 16, 2024 Bonjour tout le monde ! I hope everyone is doing well and did fall to Earth too briskly after the last two weeks of Olympic excitement! I tried to watch the closing ceremony on Sunday, but after an hour I was over it. As my French hubbie proclaimed, "do we need an instruction manual to understand this???" Emily in Paris is back! I watched the 5 episodes last night and was disappointed. What I loved about the first 3 seasons is the interplay of Emily with Paris -...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Frenchie Friday on Satruday - Aug 2, 2024 C'est fini ! My French test is done now am just waiting with fingers (and toes) crossed that I passed! Otherwise I spent the week bouncing back and forth between the French and American broadcasts of the Olympics and tuning into all my expat friend's Instagram feeds to catch a glimpse man-on-the-street style - such beautiful venues! Last week I forgot to mention that I saw the new trailer for Timothée Chalamet new movie Complete Unknown where he play...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Frenchie Friday on Satruday - July 27, 2024 I could not pull myself away from the Opening Ceremony to send Frenchie Firday yesterday! Many of my expat friends in Paris actually got to attend and I loived vicariously through them which meant I didn't have to get soaked to enjoy it. I hope you were able to enjoy parts and pieces of the many-hour ceremony. Links I Love... Links to interesting stories found around the interwebs during the past week. If you find something about Paris, France, or...
3 months ago • 1 min read