Paris, je t'aime

I love this city! It is so beautiful and walkable. We did manage the metro and the bus to get around but it is so great for walking and people watching. The nighttime boat cruise on the Seine was perfect.

I love Paris in the Springtime.......

The Louvre was our destination today, along with half of Europe.

We loved the Mona Lisa and Winged Victory.

We saw Venus de Milo and John the Baptist.

We also visted the Cluny Museum to see the amazing tapestries of The Lady and the Unicorn.

Having just read Tracy Chevalier's book, The Lady and the Unicorn, I was anxious to see them and they were colorful and beautiful.

The beautiful Tour Eiffel at night. Tonight a stroll down the boulevards and escargots for dinner!

Bonjour mes amis!

We visited the Chateau de Chasselas and met the winemaker...


who took us into the cellar where he has the wine in french oak barrels.

I did not know there were mountains in France

A castle in the French coutryside

OOOH LA LA

You know you're in France when you smell the bread and croissants

Our first stop was the dock in Lyon

We woke today in the charming village of Tournu and headed for the burgundy wine region.


Then on to a tour of the Hotel Dieu

And the saturday market in Beaune

John's 50th

John had his 50th HS reunion for Towson Catholic High School and we got see and spend time with some great friends. They were instantly transported back to 1960 and shared lots of stories (I learned alot about my spouse of 35 years!) and lots of laughter and love.

John and his classmates, the girls outnumbered the boys in his class 3 to 1 !

We took the afternoon to see the beautiful Inner Harbor of Baltimore and eat crabcakes. The city has done so much to preserve and repurpose the old buildings in the downtown and harbor area.

our garden

After the freeze we had this winter, our garden has come back with force. We have never had so many blooms on our hydrangeas and hostas. The garlic plants are new and they repel the massive mosquito poulation in Texas.