Too much fun and too much sugar!

I started the rainy, windy day by meeting Leesa, Sam and Sarah at the metro and then we headed over to a cupcake boutique. Cupcakes are not a common here in France and I've never seen them at boulangeries (bakeries). They are denser and not as moist as the ones that I'm used to back in the US. I had the lemon cupcake and the icing was sooooo good!



Leesa and I then headed over to the Marais. The rain had stopped so we had a wonderful time window shopping...well, we did a little more than window shopping...

Leesa knew a great place for coffee - Le Loir dans la Théière (the dormouse in the teapot).

So, we stopped for coffee and I just couldn't resist the meringue. I was definitely craving lemon today! Leesa had the Swiss chard soup which was a much healthier choice and just as good.

Sushi again!!

It's always tough for me when Bob comes back from Tennessee. My cooking which is mediocre at best, tastes even worse (if that's even possible) to Bob.

He had a late night at school (jazz band and career night) and desperately wanted sushi again (and to avoid my cooking). So, we met near the Seine for sushi. Bob ordered the sushi boat and enjoyed every piece of raw fish!

OBAMA !!!!

Standing room only in a Paris bar

L'Oisive Thé

We had an absolutely wonderful lunch at L'Oisive Thé (1, rue Jean-Marie Jego, Paris, 75013). Once again, thanks to Leesa the Party Planner!!

I had le feuilleté saumon à la oseille avec une salade frâiche et du fromage. It was incredible!!



Barbara, Leesa, me and Aimee

Thanks Leesa and Barbara for teaching me how to copy pictures!

Welcome back Animesh!!

Thanks again to Leesa for planning a wonderful lunch to welcome back Animesh. Animesh had just returned from spending 28 days in India where he visitied 13 cities!

It was a great opportunity to meet friends who were from so many different countries (Finland, Tunisia, India, and of course France).




Blue skies after leaving the restaurant...

Walking from the sushi restaurant to Starbucks...

Tom leaving me after Starbucks to spend a week in Germany :o(

Also, thanks again Leesa for your technical support and the use of 2 of your pictures!!

Move over Julia Child!

Wow...my memory is really getting worse!! I was talking to Leesa on the phone and I went into the kitchen to get a drink of water. There was black smoke coming out of the oven. I had no idea what was happening. I can't believe that I don't even remember putting the cookies in the oven...oops!


I wonder why "Bob" and his friends when out for sushi for dinner tonite!!



Sleepover group for the second night (after they returned from sushi)..."Bob" once again covering his face...

A day in my life

I know...not an extremely exciting post but friends back in the US ask me what I do here in Paris.

We don't have a car (and definitely don't need one in Paris), so I use the metro, buses and I walk a lot. The public transportation is great here.

My first stop today is the ATM...




Next the glass recycling green thingy...yes, that is my lovely grey cart in front of it....

Then, onto Franprix for groceries and then back to the flat to drop them off...

Next, onto my chiropractor on the Champs Elysées...I feel so much better...

Then, to my phamacy to pick up my prescription. My eye doctor gave me a prescription for moisturizing eye drops because my eyes get so dry during the winter because I spend a lot of time outside where it's cold and windy...the temperature under the green cross on the left side of the picture is in celsius 8°C (about 46°F)...

And then onto the orphanage. This is where I donate all of our clothes - a lot of them are clothes that "Bob's" outgrown....

Next, onto my second food store. I guess we are a family of picky eaters. Since the food stores are small I have to go to many different stores to get everything that we need...

After a quick bite, I'm off to get my haircut and highlighted (oops...not a natural blond). Sondra, the owner, does my hair. She's French but spent time in LA and NY cutting hair.

Finally, onto Monoprix (yes, the third food store) for onions, organic apples and kidney beans.

As I'm walking the 1/2 mile home with my groceries, I'm thinking about enjoying a nice glass of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine and having a nice quiet night.

I walk in the door and surprise!! Bob and his friends are there, and they're sleeping over and they're hungry!!! Actually, I love having his friends come over and spend the night. They have so much fun together

Bob and his friends.


This is what happened when I told them that I was going to put the pictures on my blog. I'm so not cool!!


"Bob"....