The first time I saw a Jean-Jacques Sempé’s drawing was in high school French when my class read Le Petit Nicholas, a classic French children’s series about a little boy, Nicholas, and his gang of friends. It wasn’t until an exhibition last year…
something’s coming
Last night, I saw West Side Story for the first time ever – and I was surprised by how many songs I already knew. One song though ( “Something’s Coming”) was completely new to me. And yet, still today it…
Who Do You Think You Are?
For the past several months, I’ve been thinking a lot about identity: how I have and do define myself, who God says I am and who the world tells me I should be. (You may even remember this post I…
A Woman With a Story
Doesn’t it feel like we’ve stepped into the center of a story? Where is she going? To meet up with friends, to see someone she loves? Is she sneaking off for a secret rendez-vous or just a stroll around the…
Favorites of the Golden Globes, 2013
Favorite Dresses: Julianne Hough, in Monique Lhuillier Michelle Dockery, in Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture Kerry Washington, in Miu Miu Favorite Surprise: Girls winning Best Comedy Favorite acceptance speeches: Anne Hathaway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXJiLViw3ro “Thank you for this lovely blunt object that I…
Downton Abbey / Season 3
Are you ready? I slurped up the first two seasons of Downton Abbey in quick gulps during the coldest weeks of winter last year in Paris. Watching an episode at a time, a week at a time this season may be a challenge, but…