Inspector Armand Gamache discourages his protégé Jean-Guy Beauvoir (married to Gamache’s daughter, and all conveniently in Paris at the time the events in the book unfold, que c’est magnifique!) from ordering a club sandwich.
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Back to the Hotel George V, Paris, Room 815
April 5, 2021 at 11:31 pm (Books, Food and Drink, Places, Recommended, Women Writers)
Tags: COVID Reading, humor, Mondays, mysteries, Paris
April 5, BRIGHT SQUARES
April 5, 2021 at 2:47 pm (destinations, Flowers, Links, Places, postaday, Recommended)
Tags: Gardens, inspiration, Mondays, Palo Alto, San Francisco, spring, websites
Every day in April, self will post a pair of squares. She usually looks for something “squar-ish” within the photograph, as well as bright colors.
The host of The Squares Challenge is The Life of B. See her gallery here.
Today, self chose these two photos:
- a living wall at the Apple Store in Union Square, downtown San Francisco
- a tulip bed in the Gamble Garden, Palo Alto. If you live anywhere within driving distance of Gamble Garden, this is a great time to visit: the tulips and daffodils are simply spectacular! If you happen to miss them at peak bloom, a lot of the roses looked ready to burst!
Spring has definitely sprung!
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
What’s Not To Love?
April 5, 2021 at 3:50 am (Books, Lists, Places, Recommended, Sundays, Women Writers)
Tags: COVID Reading, mysteries, novel, Paris, reading lists
All the Devils Are Here is great: It’s got Paris. It’s got angst. It’s got the son who thinks his father doesn’t love him. It’s got the deputy married to his boss’s daughter (How did that relationship come about? Self wants to know the backstory). It’s got loads of wit. Did self already say this? She’ll say again: It’s got Paris.
Now self knows that the Sixth Arrondissement — hello — is so much classier than the Seventh Arrondissement. A three-bedroom apartment in the Sixth will run you “several million euros.”
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
Flower of the Day, Apr. 4: WISTERIA
April 5, 2021 at 2:04 am (Flowers, Links, Recommended, Sundays, Surprises)
Tags: Cee Neuner, Garden, inspiration, spring
Thank you to Cee Neuner for creating the Flower of the Day (FOTD) Photo Challenge!
The wisteria have started blooming! Wowee! It didn’t look like this yesterday!
