The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George Broadway Books June 23, 2015 402 pages The Little Paris Bookshop is a gem of a story written by Nina George. My book club chose this 2015 novel and the title drew me in immediately. I love to read any book written about or set in the City…
Burnt, a film starring Bradley Cooper, was a nice way to forget about the troubles of the world for a brief time. Bradley Cooper’s character, Adam Jones, was the one with the troubles to overcome in this movie. The film opens with Jones finishing up his self-imposed penance for ruining many people’s lives in an…
–Starbucks at Paternoster Square near St. Paul’s Cathedral in London Why do you like Starbucks? At Starbucks, I can drink coffee, work on my computer or other device via free wireless, or read a book or newspaper. Starbucks is a great meeting spot for blind dates, meeting old friends, or just chilling with others. Starbucks…
–animated version of Kiki de Montparnasse Alice Prin, better know as Kiki de Montparnasse, was one of the personalities who was well known in Paris in the 1920s. In many of the books on the Lost Generation and Paris in that era that I have read, Kiki is usually mentioned as a loyal friend and…
I am so excited to be writing my “C” post. I did some searching around and was going to write about County Cork, Ireland. That is because my last name is Costello and I am of Irish heritage on one side of my family. County Cork is cool and all, but I need to write…
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