Dear readers, I am not as frequent about posting as I would like. Life does take a front seat to the blog these days. Bébé Chéri is getting bigger, and will be attending school next Fall, Chéri and I are busy working parents in the ever churning city of Paris. I try to post on Instagram much more often for… Read more →
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How to Enjoy Paris in Two Days
Article by Melissa Ladd Here’s how to take on the City of Light with a mere two days. We did it on our mini staycation recently. First, pick a hotel with a great location, like right near the Eiffel Tower perhaps! We stayed at the Hotel Plaza Tour Eiffel, which is just step away from the Trocadero esplanade yet tucked into… Read more →
A New Wave of Portuguese Designers : Diego Miranda & Luis Buchinho AW2016
Article by Frank Cierpial In fashion school we learn about the big 5 (fashion weeks). There’s New York, Paris, London, Milan, and Hong Kong. The more experience that I gain in Fashion however, the more I realize that the big 5 is really just a big myth. In Italy, they say the big 6 which includes Rome. In France, it is… Read more →
Art Nouveau at the Edge of Paris
(This article has been updated since its original publication. See the new details at the bottom of the article!) I had a regular physical therapy appointment for several weeks at a doctors’ office just at the edge of the city limit in the north of the 17th, and I would make the slow stroll waddle there to get my prescribed… Read more →
Our Pictours Paris « Baby Moon » Photo Shoot
Ok, so we didn’t actually take a babymoon to Paris, we live here! But, my friend Lindsey of Pictours Paris who does Paris photo tours that are beyond stunning, offered us a photo shoot as a baby shower gift. And oh my what a gift! She seriously made us look like movie stars! Isn’t Chéri handsome!?! What I wore :… Read more →
#Liberty Takes a hit in the heart of Paris – #JeSuisCharlie
I’m sure all of the readers of this blog know about the events in Paris that began the morning of January 7th 2015 when terrorist assassins murdered 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo headquarters in the 11th arrondissement. This newspaper publication was the focus of previous attacks because of the cartoons that they published making satire of islamist extremists and… Read more →
Bonne Année! From 2014 to 2015 we go…
Article by Melissa Ladd Already a few days into the new year, and I am finally getting to a blog post. Chéri and I had a cozy romantic celebration at home just the two fo us to ring in 2015. I made us gluten free pizza and we had a movie marathon. I honestly wasn’t in the mood for anything… Read more →