Birthday Hike

For Christmas my husband got me this book. It was my idea and it was a little hard to get started but I knew that on my birthday I could convince him. So we went on a 5 1/2 hour walk! The book lays out 30 walks that encircle Paris and that you can get to and from by...

Deke Dikerson au Balajo

We went to see our friend Deke a few weeks ago at the fabulous Balajo nightclub. I’ve alsways wanted to go there. I had peeked inside a few times but never organised an occasion to go. It is a little jewel. It seems as if nothing has changed since the...

Deyrolle 181 Year Old Taxidermy Store in Paris

Deyrolle 46 rue de Bac Paris 7th arrondisment Many people are opposed to taxidermy. I feel kind of ambivalent about it. All I know is that as an artist, I find it incredibly inspiring. All the colors and expressions. The animals stand still as if to pose for my...

Musée des Arts Forain Part 2

There was a “pedal merry go round”- a carousel that was a collection of many different bicycle type vehicles. In fact the first carousels were human powered, then steam, then electric. A nostalgic account of the fond reminiscence of clouds of steam that lingeres over...