Author Archives: Catherine

About Catherine

Far from perfect, but enjoying life as a non-perfect and flawed individual at 60 years young. I'm still wondering what I'll be when I grow up! The characters in my life's screenplay include my better half. He is a refined Frenchman who grew up in Paris and summered in St. Tropez. I grew up in Long Island and summered in Long Island. I am not refined. My three grown children are also a big part of my life. For their sake, they happily live where their careers have taken them! But I can still mother them from a distance! I write about the mundane. I write about deeply shallow issues. But whatever I write or muse about--it'll always be a bit on the humorous and positive side! It's all good!

A Week Back in Paris—Part Quatre: The New Old Musee Carnavalet and Black Friday!

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Catherine

Back home in the States, the day after is filled with Black Friday sales, lines of vehicles wasting emissions to enter local malls and outlets.  Crowds of people stressing over what to get loved ones. Even Santa gets a piece … Continue reading →

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A Week Back in Paris–Part Trois. Thanksgiving Day and a Cooking Class!

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Catherine

Okie Dokie. We are finally resuming my week in Paris—Christmas preparations got in the way here. It’s a whole ‘nother blog post and wait till you read about the debacle.  Regardless, let us continue on our Paris adventures……………… It’s early … Continue reading →

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A Week Back in Paris—Part Deux- Dinner. A Car. And Other Things.

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Catherine

We last left off in our latest Paris visit with a discussion regarding our hotel room. It was, after all, the day we arrived and I wanted to get that out of the way. As afternoon was leaving to bring … Continue reading →

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A Week Back in Paris. Part Une—On Our Way and A Bit of the First Day!

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Catherine

We’re back from our week in Paris and there’s so much to talk about. It was great and there were some obstacles coming back—I’ll tell you about them later on. In fact, this will be a multi-part blog and I … Continue reading →

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Off to Paris—And Here’s a Fun Treat!

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Catherine

Okay. So, maybe it isn’t exactly a treat—but…. I thought I would do something fun. I’m linking the posts to our last visit to Paris—before the lockdown.  It’ll be a comparison read for when we come back Stateside.  And there’s … Continue reading →

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A Week In Paris with A Carry On. And More Randomness.

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Catherine

Next week we leave for Paris.  A few weeks back, I wrote a blog post on how I’m preparing. To refresh your memory, have a look at that post:  We’re Headed Back to Paris—How I’m Preparing.  It’ll give you a … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened to Me on The Way to My Last Blog Post…I Started Decorating…

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Catherine

I also got distracted! I had photos and started to write about changing the way I dress without sacrificing my style. And I’ll tell you about the distractions. That I did. I got distracted! First of all, I had that … Continue reading →

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A New Dentist –Why Does this $hit Happen to me Before I Go Away?

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Catherine

Hi all!  Allow me to set the scenario for you: I have a story to tell you. Notice I always smile with my mouth closed! Last Saturday evening The Frenchman and I went out to dinner at our favorite restaurant, … Continue reading →

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I Want to Retire. But My Bank Account Said “No”!

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Catherine

There are presently only two people who listen to me. One is my husband, and he listens only to what he wants to hear from me.  Most of the time he just tunes me out.  The other is my therapist … Continue reading →

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We’re Headed Back to Paris. How I’m Preparing!

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Catherine

Next month. Our annual Thanksgiving trip to Paris will resume.  Our last one was 2019.  Click This for a look at our last Paris Trip in 2019!  We all know what happened in 2020. Oh how I can’t wait to … Continue reading →

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