Blue Moon...written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934 January 2018 gives us the trifecta of lunar events...a supermoon, a lunar eclipse and a blue moon. The supermoon (appearing up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than a full moon) occurs when the new moon is at the closest point of its… Continue reading Blue Moon
Month: January 2018
Café Society
Wikipedia states that Maury Henry Biddle Paul was the first to coin the phrase "Café Society". It was used to represent the brilliant and beautiful who frequented the cafés during the early 1900s in Paris, London, and New York. Today you can't walk down a main street anywhere in Paris that doesn't have at… Continue reading Café Society
The French Pharmacy
On many streets in France, you will find a French "Pharmacie" easily identified by the flashing green cross. All pharmacies are independently owned (no drugstore chains or box stores) and they are the only places where you can buy "over the counter" medicines. If you need an aspirin in France you will have to buy… Continue reading The French Pharmacy
A New Year…
It's New Year's Eve day as I sit down to write this post. The lyrics, "another year ended and a new one just begun", from the John Lennon song, "Happy Christmas" has been on my mind all day. Many of you are getting ready for a night out with friends, some of you may… Continue reading A New Year…