brunette à bicyclette

Dinner roasting, sparkling wine & a crackling fire. Ready to...

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:20:21 -0500

Dinner roasting, sparkling wine & a crackling fire. Ready to ring in the New Year. Bonne année et bonne santé!

Joyeux Noël!

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:03:18 -0500

Joyeux Noël!

Early evening at the Lincoln Memorial

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 20:16:11 -0500

Early evening at the Lincoln Memorial

An uncharacteristically warm December day on the Mall

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:31:27 -0500

An uncharacteristically warm December day on the Mall

Early evening on the marsh. Saint Simon’s Island, GA.

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:23:28 -0500

Early evening on the marsh. Saint Simon’s Island, GA.

Fall in DC

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:47:50 -0500

Fall in DC

Obviously. textsfromhillaryclinton: Original image by Diana...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:33:27 -0400

Obviously.

textsfromhillaryclinton:

Original image by Diana Walker for Time.

Poisson d’avril

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:40:15 -0400

Poisson d’avril

“Quand je dois en casser un, j’ai toujours un petit...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:07:00 -0400

“Quand je dois en casser un, j’ai toujours un petit pincement au cœur. Je recoule au maximum le moment de la mise à mort. Mais le don d’organes, c’est ça.”

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La Mer de Pianos (The Sea of Pianos) – lovely short film about Marc Manceaux, a traditional craftsman and owner of the oldest piano shop in Paris; a fine addition to these short films about obsolete occupations.

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“Les Vieux Cons,” si Huguette et Raymond étaient des...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:02:00 -0400

“Les Vieux Cons,” si Huguette et Raymond étaient des chats …

Spring #Paris

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:11:29 -0400

Spring #Paris

Stop action “guacamole.” Well, just see for...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:55:14 -0400

Stop action “guacamole.” Well, just see for yourself. (On Showtime Short Stories, directed by PES)

Fierce TED talk on identity, power, literature and geopolitics...

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:25:03 -0500

Fierce TED talk on identity, power, literature and geopolitics by Chimamanda Adichie “The danger of a single story.”

“The Joy of Books,” a labor of love by Sean...

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:07:48 -0500

“The Joy of Books,” a labor of love by Sean Ohlenkamp and his wife, owners of Type bookstore in Toronto. via @Shakespeare_Co.

Taken at “Bêtes Off” exhibit at La Conciergerie in...

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:44:00 -0500

Taken at “Bêtes Off” exhibit at La Conciergerie in Paris.

The Story of Sushi (in miniature) from Bamboo Sushi.

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:22:55 -0500

The Story of Sushi (in miniature) from Bamboo Sushi.

Will Robertson of the Washington Bicycle Club riding an American...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:06:40 -0500

Will Robertson of the Washington Bicycle Club riding an American Star Bicycle down the steps of the United States Capitol in 1885.

"New York November 10, 1958 Dear Thom: We had your letter this morning. I will answer..."

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:01:57 -0500

“

New York
November 10, 1958

Dear Thom:

We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.

First — if you are in love — that’s a good thing — that’s about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don’t let anyone make it small or light to you.

Second — There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you — of kindness and consideration and respect — not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn’t know you had.

You say this is not puppy love. If you feel so deeply — of course it isn’t puppy love.

But I don’t think you were asking me what you feel. You know better than anyone. What you wanted me to help you with is what to do about it — and that I can tell you.

Glory in it for one thing and be very glad and grateful for it.

The object of love is the best and most beautiful. Try to live up to it.

If you love someone — there is no possible harm in saying so — only you must remember that some people are very shy and sometimes the saying must take that shyness into consideration.

Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.

It sometimes happens that what you feel is not returned for one reason or another — but that does not make your feeling less valuable and good.

Lastly, I know your feeling because I have it and I’m glad you have it.

We will be glad to meet Susan. She will be very welcome. But Elaine will make all such arrangements because that is her province and she will be very glad to. She knows about love too and maybe she can give you more help than I can.

And don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens — The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Love,

”

- Letter from John Steinbeck to his son Thom in Steinbeck: A Life in Letters, edited by Elaine Steinbeck & Robert Wallsten (via Brain Pickings)

Colorful umbrellas, Paris Chinatown, 13e arrondissement

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:29:00 -0500

Colorful umbrellas, Paris Chinatown, 13e arrondissement

Vélib’ographie, Pont de l’Archevêché.

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:45:25 -0500

Vélib’ographie, Pont de l’Archevêché.