More Photos
I have a bunch of things to say, just need to get the thoughts out, in the mean time here are some more photos. Click for larger versions.
Forty…
I thought about writing something profound here but, it’s all already been said. Enjoy, Charles Un Deux Trois Perhaps I’ll post after dinner. It’s my day, I’m doing what I want.
25 Mai, 2007
Not much to say today, so I’ll post some photos from this morning. If I have time later, I’ll post some from the thunderstorm. Charles
Epicerie ‘Rip Off’ Papillon
The Tourist Rip. Well, it’s bound to happen once on every trip, but only the once. I wasn’t on my guard, I’d had 2 hours sleep in the last 24, I had just landed, was…
J’arrive
I’ve made it to Paris. Found me some wifi, and am now off to find some food and water. Read the rest below. (yes, I know the double meaning of the post’s title.)
How to see London in 30 seconds…
Heathrow – A Dead Heat I’ll start off by being polite, the employees of British Airways are exceptionally polite, the are the epitome of British. And for airline food I must say it was actually…
Bon Voyage
By the time this posts to the site, I’ll be somewhere over the Atlantic on my way to Paris. I freaked out when I saw the weather forecast but TheGayExpat calmed me down with a…
Tick, meet Tock…
As I sit here and procrastinate (including writing this) the moments go by, and I have yet to pack, yet to manage, yet to organize “Tickets, Money, Passport” as Edwina so succinctly put it in…
Hello Charles…
I hear you’re going away… far away…
One Day…
OMG! One. More. Day. And I leave for Paris, I cannot wait. J’adore Paris, J’Taime Paris!!!! Two years in a row, to be able to go, is just amazing to me, I had always dreamed…
Anger.
I am furious with my government. I am disgusted with the lack of oversight, the lack of inspection and livid that the Chinese government thinks they can just send poisonous food into our country. I…
Victory!
One of the things I love about cooking is learning something new, and sometimes learning just doesn’t come easy, a gap in my skills has always been my inability to make a decent omelette. Now…
Snot nosed…
I hate allergy season, hate it with a passion. This year’s seems even more intense and intent on making me miserable, the tree pollens are floating about and I feel like crap. I’m hoping the…
Frustrating!
It’s the only word to describe my day. The only thing that saved the day was being able to escape for a bit to Bryant Park, pull a chair onto the lawn and read World…
Happy Mother’s Day
I spent the day with my Mom, and my sisters (both moms themselves). Had fun with everyone, and tormented the nieces and nephews. The teenage ones I live to embarrass. The youngest I love to…
Diary of a Foodie
Aside from being what part of this site is about, “Diary of a Foodie” is also a program on PBS produced by Gourmet Magazine. I’ve set the DVR to catch every episode it finds and…
Reminiscing
100_0577.jpg Originally uploaded by Charles French. The TF Texas BBQ & Beer Bash June 2005. The 3rd annual (and final to be held in San Antonio) will be Father’s Day weekend. I can’t wait to…
Disappointed…
After hearing a number of people rave about Havana NY I decided to give it a try for lunch today. After looking over the menu, I decided to go with one of the “Specials of…
2 more weeks!!!!
The countdown has begun. I leave for Paris two weeks from today. We’re flying out of JFK (not in the original plan) on BA (also not in the original plan) have a layover in London…
An easy evening
I’m watching One Blue Voice and singing along, while also going through the recipe database to pull out more goodies.