http://terrasse.pyralis.net the daughter of a california ghost town meets life in Paris Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:11:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been toooo long since my last post, and mainly that's because so much has happened that beginning to address the changes in my life is a daunting task.  But, I'm finally biting the bullet, ready to update with the big news: [caption id="attachment_632" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="18 weeks"][/caption] WE'RE HAVING A BÉBÉ!!! At ... http://terrasse.pyralis.net/?p=630 One of the most inspiring things about Paris is its support for and pride in its street artists.  Among the best known are space invaders, L'Atlas, and my favorite: Miss. Tic. Miss. Tic's works are funny and poetic - retaining an 80s sensibility (she first developed her style in 1985) that ... http://terrasse.pyralis.net/?p=615 Have I ever shown you where I go to renew my carte de sejour? not even the plants want to be here.  that tree's branches are eternally bare (i visit this godforsaken fortress every couple of months and it never changes).  For whatever reason mister cooper and I began referring to ... http://terrasse.pyralis.net/?p=603 Paris is fancy.  The home of haute couture and haute cuisine - it is the very definition of chic.  For this farm girl (any California summer day you would find me in the garden with dirty hands, denim cut-offs, a warmish beer, and a sweaty brow) the chic can be ... http://terrasse.pyralis.net/?p=596 [gallery] My life for the past several months has been a crazy push and pull between California (where I think my soul somehow always dwells) and Paris (new home of my heart).  I spent nearly two months this winter in California, by the end of which I was soooo ready to ... http://terrasse.pyralis.net/?p=569 The other day I passed this bit of detritus on the street. Champagne and cigarettes.  It is Paris, after all. http://terrasse.pyralis.net/?p=565 blaaaah - I've been such a bad blogger!!  After month and months I'm back to begin writing, thinking, rambling on this blog (which i'm sure only my friends and family ever check - it is for them afterall!).  Cause for my hiatus? Illness (a lazy vegetarian in Paris = anemia), ... http://terrasse.pyralis.net/?p=554 France isn't big on Halloween (it really is a holiday of american invention) so it was up to Mister Cooper and I to make our own celebration.  As my American comrades were partying away back in my homeland, and while there were a few available parisian halloween parties to choose ... http://terrasse.pyralis.net/?p=547 This week has been a series of small occurrences that link together in a delightful chain that by Friday had me smiling like a crazy person. First up: Corgi in a gym bag.  I got on the metro monday morning, on my way to meet clients for a tour at mister ... http://terrasse.pyralis.net/?p=533 Today, while I was on a Christmas shopping reconnaissance mission at the Louvre's kid gift shop, I picked up this amazing coloring book.  Initially I thought I'd give it to one of our many nieces and nephews back home in california, but I've decided instead to keep it for myself.  ... http://terrasse.pyralis.net/?p=524