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Noël à Paris... Memories of [Parisian] Christmas past
Champs-Elysées, ParisLes Noëls se suivent mais ne se ressemblent pas... (Christmas celebrations pass by, yet each one is different...)Our family moved to Seattle in 1996, and slowly but surely, we...
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Joyeux Noël and a Happy New Year to all!
A note to my readers:I do not often post the same story twice. This week's story remains a favorite of mine, and I have decided to publish it again, just a few days before Christmas. Following tragic...
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A busy year in review... and the 2nd blog anniversary giveaway!
Au revoir, 2012!(photographer unknown)First post of 2013. Thanks to the ubiquitous social media, I have been reading about other people's New Year's resolutions for days. Resolution: Noun. f....
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French icon series: La Concierge
note to readers: The results of the 2-year blog-anniversary Giveway are at the end of this post.La concierge aux lunettes - The concierge with glassesRobert Doisneau, 1945Last week, my Parisian...
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France and le Am-Ba-Ga (Hamburger)
A few days ago, an article on the French site of the Huffington Post caught my eye: "Burger King opens in Marseilles with a roar..." The fast foot power house had left France in 1997, defeated by its...
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Of the uplifting power of movies; and blue-eyed, French-speaking leading men...
The magical screenUne année merdique. A sh-$%&#@ year. From the look of things, this is what 2013 is shaping up to be. Wherever you turn, sick, tired, depressed people. Bad news in the media. Bad...
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Les bonbons de mon enfance. Candy of my childhood.
Les bonbons. Les bonbecs. I miss you, sweet (and not so sweet) candy of my childhood.My teeth did not like you as much as I did. I associated with you too often, and spent many Thursday mornings (the...
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"Parlez-vous anglais?" "No, I speak que dalle(*)!
(*) que dalle: Zilch! Nada! Louis de Funès (Le Gendarme à New York)La leçon d'anglais (the English lesson) Last week, I instructed my France travel workshops in the Seattle area. During the (sold out)...
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Scarlett O'Hara... They don't make them quite like you, anymore!
I first saw her when I was twelve. My Dad and I went and sat together through the 4-hour movie (and the 30 minute intermission.) Life was never quite the same after that. Merci, papa. I fell in love...
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If Palm Springs was good enough for Doisneau, it is good enough for me!
In 1960, iconic French photographer Robert Doisneau came to Palm Springs on a mission... The famed artist, best known for his black and white portraits of Parisian street scenes, arrived in the...
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Don't speak French? Speak Franglais...
"Wow. Ils sont trop cool. J'adore le look!C'est le top!"Franglais: Noun, Masculine[frahng-gley]French spoken or written with a large mixture of English words, especially those of American origin....
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My heroes have always been cowgirls...
La vie n'est pas un long fleuve tranquille... Life is not a long, quiet river.Life has been getting in the way lately, cher Blog, and I have neglected you. I miss you, and I am looking forward to...
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The other French bubbly drink...
The rain has returned to the Pacific Northwest after a few idyllic spring days. Moss is threatening to take over; sprawling in garden beds; spreading to decks and fences; creeping on the brave souls...
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The Frenchies have landed... (Part 1)
EscargotsThe Frenchies have landed, and they are taking the Pacific Northwest by storm...Leaving behind the [French] concept of moderation and embracing local delicacies with wild abandon...French...
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The Frenchies do "the Market" (Part 2)
No Seattle visit is complete without a trip to Pike Place Market; "the Market," as locals refer to it. To Europeans, the Market neighborhood feels familiar, yet remains uniquely American.Born in August...
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I have a dream... lucky Moi!
seattletimes.comWhen do people stop dreaming? When did I?Somewhere along the way, life happens, and we start confusing short- or mid-term plans with dreams. Worse, we adopt other people's dreams as our...
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Wonderful small towns: Edmonds, WA
“This town of churches and dreams; this town I thought I would lose myself in, with its backward ways and winding roads leading to nowhere; but, I found myself instead. -Magic in the Backyard (excerpt...
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What if Jay Gatsby had lived in Paris?
Bienvenue! This week, I am so happy to join the deligthful Anita of Castle, Crowns and Cottages, et ses amies for a special party - by invitation only!Merci beaucoup, Anita. The party theme: What makes...
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Black cats, umbrellas, missing jewels and the French Riviera...
Bonjour et Bienvenue chez French Girl in Seattle. This is the second post I have written to join mon amie Anita, of Castles, Crowns and Cottages, and her friends during a special event: The Celebrate...
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French Girl turns movie critic at the Seattle International Film Festival...
Forget Cannes! Seattle is currently hosting the largest film festival in the United States, the 39thS.I.F.F. Over three weeks, the festival shows about 250 features, representing many countries around...
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