Stamps for my pen pal July 5, 2020 As I’ve noted before I have a French pen-pal who is teaching me French while I help S. polish up on English. S has… Continue Reading
Its not yet finished in English but I’m thinking about selling it in France June 7, 2020 I may change the title and front cover: A pitch to the French Book Market: Aux amis de Gilbert du Motier,Marquis de Lafayette J… Continue Reading
About my French, About my book May 22, 2020 I told my French pen pal “S” a week ago that I would be busy writing my campaign book and not to expect me… Continue Reading
And I talk politics with my French pen pal March 12, 2020 Even as I tear my hair out with my ex brother in law I’ve got other political discussions started in one case with a… Continue Reading
Duolingo and learning lingo at an advanced age May 8, 2019 I just spent some time reading a discussion site on my Duolingo ap. One person about my age had expressed frustration with how slow… Continue Reading
Notre Dame Cathedral fire April 15, 2019 a friend just texted me telling me that she hoped I visited Notre Dame Cathedral when I visited france because it was on fire…. Continue Reading
Going to bed with Peppa March 30, 2019 Last night for the second time I risked my cell phone’s melatonin messing blue light to watch little snatches of the cartoon Peppa the… Continue Reading
The Holidays with Eugène Delacroix November 9, 2018 My eight loyal readers know that in the Holiday season of the late fall I put jigsaw puzzles together. When I go on trips… Continue Reading
Another Echo from World War I October 10, 2018 Park College in Parkville, MO which has named created a center for World War I after their distinguished alumni, and my Grandfather, George S…. Continue Reading
The long game of Harry Welty – Watch out Federalist Society October 6, 2018 I know such a peculiar picture may seem an odd way of following such a heady blog headline but sometimes life is absurd. The… Continue Reading
Trente – Day thirty October 4, 2018 I write this from Charlotte, North Carolina. The reservoir and river below us looked swollen with the non existant consequences of Global warming’s over… Continue Reading
Vingt-neuf, Day twenty-nine October 4, 2018 From Facebook: Today was our last day and night in Paris and in France. We are packed with a cab ordered to pick us… Continue Reading
Vingt-huit, Day 28 October 2, 2018 From Facebook: We are just about sight-seed-out. After getting in line for a trip to the Eiffel Tower’s 2’nd etage we learned that the… Continue Reading
Vingt-sept, Day twenty-seven October 1, 2018 The pity of American politics has dogged us through the cathedrals, walled cities, vineyards and battlegrounds of France. A good look at France has… Continue Reading
Vingt-six, Day twenty-six September 29, 2018 From Facebook: Today started with a centennial. My grandfather’s triple wounding. He fought on so tomorrow will be the anniversary of his being sent… Continue Reading
Vingt-Cinq – Day 25 Correction September 29, 2018 One hundred years ago today my Grandfather CORRECTION…WAS SHOT TO HELL THREE TIMES. TOMORROW WILL BE THE HUNDREDETH ANNIVERSARY of his being sent to… Continue Reading
Vingt-Quatre September 29, 2018 From Facebook: Near the end of a full day driving the Meuse Argonne battlefield I walked among some of the 14,000 graves in the… Continue Reading
Vingt-trois – Day 23 September 28, 2018 From Facebook: The 26 pics I’ve included may bore the pants off of my readers. They show the quiet countryside of a sleepy part… Continue Reading
Vingt-deux, Day Twenty-two September 27, 2018 From Facebook: We drove for 3 hours to Verdun, the epicenter of death for French soldiers in 1915. The city was rebuilt following the… Continue Reading
Vingt-un – Day twenty-one September 27, 2018 From Facebook: Yesterday I would have made my father proud. I drove a few miles away to cross the Rhine to be in another… Continue Reading