All posts with the 'Paris' tag

Winter Light: photography in Paris

10th February 2025

A table in a cafe, with an old map and an SLR camera on it

When a digital flyer for a ‘Winter Light’ photography course in Paris fluttered past my desk, I clicked on it straight away. What better way to add a touch of sparkle to January while touching up my photography skills? The facilitator, or chief photo-flâneur, was Richard Pelletier, an author, copywriter and photographer based on Whidbey […]

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Balzac’s cane and the miraculous ants

28th April 2023

A one storey house in Paris with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The house belonged to the writer, Balzac

I recently made a phone call to ask a question I’d been too embarrassed to ask face-to-face. Here’s how it went. “Hello, this is the Balzac Museum.” “I have an unusual question for you.” “Yes?” “You know the cane in your museum that belonged to Balzac?” “Certainly.” “I remember visiting once and hearing a story […]

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