FRENCH POSTCARDS FROM THE PAST: BEYOND PROVENCE
Part Two of Two Parts This is the second of two posts inspired by Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts exhibition [...]
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POSTCARDS FROM FRANCE: PROVENCE AND THE CÔTE D’AZUR
Part One of Two Parts “Postcards from France” was inspired by the current exhibition at the Museum [...]
FRANCE’S FABLED FOREIGN LEGION DEPLOYED TO MALI FROM PROVENCE
The complicated and factious situation in West Africa, now centered in the former French colony Mali, [...]
THE STEINS COLLECT: AN EXHIBITION OF MATISSE, PICASSO, AND CEZANNE
We had dinner with friends in Manhattan a few weeks ago. The discussion naturally gravitated to what we were doing for the weekend. Somewhere between the antipasti platter and my ragu alla Bolognese with fresh tagliatelle, I mentioned that we were going to see the New American Wing at the Metropolitan. Suddenly, our friend Mary Bartos, a native New Yorker and art aficionado when not running her Upper East Side boutique Pan American Phoenix, sprang out of her chair, saying something about Gertrude Stein. She was so excited that I couldn’t understand.. [...]
MAY DAY IN FRANCE: PARADES, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND LILY OF THE VALLEY MARK THIS PUBLIC HOLIDAY
May 1st is La Fête du Travail in France. As in many other countries, it is “the worker’s holiday.” It is a very important day, a public holiday in which public offices, post offices, banks, and many private businesses are closed and some public transportation schedules may follow a holiday schedule. Parades and demonstrations to champion workers’ rights typically cause congestion and delays in traffic in metropolitan... [...]
PAQUES EN PROVENCE: CHOCOLATE FISH, FLYING CHURCH BELLS, BULLFIGHTS, LAMB, AND OMELETS
In our favorite village of Lourmarin, we checked in with friends to see how the celebration of Easter was taking form there. In the predominantly Roman Catholic country of France where there is a church or two in every village, it’s not surprising that Easter is a joyous occasion. Although in Lourmarin, as in other Provençal villages, the celebration is low-key in comparison to other areas of France, most notably the Alsace... [...]
CELEBRATING MY FRENCH ROOTS: BONNE ANNIVERSAIRE GRAMPI!
Do you ever wonder why you are drawn to France? If you are reading this, I suspect that France tugs at your [...]
VAN GOGH’S LAST YEAR IN PROVENCE: REFUGE IN AN ASYLUM, STARRY NIGHTS, FIELDS OF WHEAT, AND IRISES
Vincent van Gogh is on my mind again these days. Those Don McLean lyrics—“Starry, starry night, Paint [...]
ADAM GOPNIK IS RIGHT: THE TABLE COMES FIRST
As I write this week’s post, 2011 is about to roll into 2012 and I am reflecting on all the wonderful times [...]
LA POSTE: MEDIEVAL PRACTICES STILL LURK IN THE FRENCH POSTAL SYSTEM
By Louis J. Salome Author of “Violence, Veils, and Bloodlines: Reporting from War Zones.” As Christmas [...]
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