It’s All Maya!

Tomorrow Patrick and I will go watch the final leg of the Tour de France, but definitely not on the Champs-Elysées!  Unless your idea is to see a sea of heads in front of you and colorful helmets zooming by, you’re better off going somewhere else in Paris to watch.
Maya Muses:  As usual Remi Gaillard […]

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Years ago, in the States, Patrick and I were going to have dinner at a friend’s place.  Dinner was at 6:30 so I was ready to jump into the shower around 6 p.m.  After all, who eats dinner at 6:30?  Having spent a good part of my life in Europe where dinner didn’t start before […]

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Part Two:
Honestly, when I wrote Part One I didn’t think it was going to take this long to write the second half of my story and you would think that three months later, I wouldn’t have anything to write about!  Afterall, five months is long enough to get things straightened out, right?  Well no, welcome […]

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Maya Muses:  Well it was a long and difficult hiatus, but well worth it!  The thing is, when I left Charleston behind with the alligators, I wasn’t planning on finding a crocodile on the Champs-Elysées of all places, but that’s exactly what I got the other morning!

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Part One:

Forget about “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” the real motto in France is “Pourquoi Faire Simple Quand On Peut Faire Compliqué!”  What it boils down to is, “Why do things the easy way when we can do it the hard way?”
This year will be my 40th anniversary of first coming to Paris!  Yes, forty years ago […]

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Maya Muses:  Haha!  Once again Sandy has sent me a bit of Florida sunshine during this cold bleak winter in Paris.  Enjoy!

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Maya Muses:  I swear last week the moon in Paris looked just like this and the Seine had Terrible Towels swirling in the water as well!  Or maybe it’s just that the AFC Champions, the Pittburgh Steelers, are headed once again to the Super Bowl!  Their eighth trip to the Big One and looking for […]

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Katarina, Holly, Patrick, Rose, and Joey
Last year I was getting prepared to stand for 10 hours in the freezing cold to watch a ball drop for ten seconds along with over a million other people packed together like sardines in Times Square!  My sister Rose was asking who wanted to wear Pampers in case someone […]

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There’s so much to be thankful for this year!  And once again we will not be having the usual turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, etc. for Thanksgiving!  What we’ll miss most of all, however, is being with loved ones and sharing a meal together which is really what makes this holiday so special.

Instead, Patrick and I […]

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Maya Muses:  The hour has changed from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time and once again the clock has turned backwards and nighttime will come early once again.  At least that’s what has happened on Halloween here in France.  In the States the clock will turn back next week.  
I hope everyone has a Happy […]

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