#a paris year

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Currently Reading: A Paris Year by Janice MacLeod featuring some yummy lemon syrup cake!

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A Paris Year Janice MacLeod

10 Favorite Lines:

…Bonjour …This is the magic word, the Open Sesame, that will turn you from an etranger (foreigner) to a local.

Life is full of small pleasures.

…the Louvre, where artists like me can sketch art by artists like Delacroix.

…Parisians are used to living with ghosts.

Parisians are experts at lingering. They don’t order a coffee to go. They sit, sip, and stare off to the street…

I’m no better than those royals so long ago, ignoring the strife all around me.

Paris always seems like a good idea when the tickets are booked, but unmet expectations of the city or each other sometimes tag along for the ride.

…the best way to be a good photographer is to embrace the number one rule of photography: The best camera you have is the one you have with you.

…[Parisians] are often offended by having to behold something that isn’t lovely to gaze upon. And I find that lovely.

Though you may leave Paris, Paris never really leaves you.

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Shelf-Confidence Book Photo Challenge

July 14 2021 – Waves of Blue

Shades of blue books I own, an eclectic collection!

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A Paris Year Book Review

Part memoir and part visual journey through the streets of modern-day Paris, A Paris Year chronicles, day by day, one woman's French sojourn in the world's most beautiful city. The end result is more than a diary: it's a detailed and colorful love letter to one of the most romantic and historically rich cities on earth.

Rating: ★★★★

Janice MacLeod is known for her Paris Letters, letters she painted of her time in Paris and mailed to subscribers after she left her career in advertising for travel.

A Paris Year is a day by day diary of MacLeod’s experiences in Paris, from the places she goes, to the people she meets. This diary includes watercolours she has painted and photos of people and places she has been. MacLeod talks about fun encounters and shops she loves, as well as the history of people, streets and buildings of Paris. She also includes quotes, and references to history and literature, which really tie it all together.

I very much enjoyed reading about MacLeod’s experiences in Paris, and it’s always good fun to compare her diary entries to things I have also done in Paris. A Paris Year is just a short, pleasant read for anyone with interest in the city.

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Market Bags, Mother's Day & Some Newsy Bits

Market Bags, Mother’s Day & Some Newsy Bits

Happy May! Hope everyone’s new month is off to a lovely start. Around here, all the trees are proudly sporting their leafy greens and the city flowers are unfurling so many colorful shades each day brings a new sight of delight in the neighborhood. These long waited pops of color remind me of Janice in her book, A Paris Year, when she walked around the City of Light scouting out items of a…

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The City of Lighters and Other Paris Fun Facts

The City of Lighters and Other Paris Fun Facts

Everyone knows that French food is one of the most well-crafted and esteemed cuisines in the world, but not many people know why or how it came to be. In David Downie’s new book, A Taste of Paris, he dives into the history behind the food with a researcher’s wild abandon for discovery and a humourist’s eye for fun. Last time we were reading about the City of Light here on the blog, we were…

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