Cucina Testa Rossa

Sunset over Dulles Airport, Terminal C

I'd prefer that view from a beach but trying to appreciate the little things in life, regardless of my vantage point....

God Bless America

Dayton Airport ~ January 2007

La Vue de Ma Fenêtre ~ Sunrise in the Loire Valley

Sunrise in the Loire Valley at Moulin Brégeon, Linièrs-Bouton ~ January 2007

La Vue de Ma Fenêtre ~ Sunrise over France at 30,000 feet

La Vue de Ma Fenêtre ~ Seat 6A from Chicago to Paris

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United is such a tease. They love to set these ridiculously short connection times just to get the ol' blood pressure skyrocketing. Landing in Chicago about the time my connection was boarding, I raced from terminal B to terminal C just in time to jump in at the end of the line. I handed the gentleman my boarding pass. He slid it into the machine and I heard a buzz. Not a good buzz. A tv game show you-just-lost-a-million-dollars bad answer buzz. A buzz warning of something wrong that is going to take a while to fix and visions of already jam-packed overhead storage ran through my mind. Damn! What now!? Then the gentleman smiled, ripped up my boarding pass, handed me a new one and said "Merry Christmas!" Completely confused I looked down at the boarding pass. Seat 6a. SEAT 6A! Business class!!! Free upgrade! YEAH! I did my little happy dance and bolted up the tunnel.

La Vue de Ma Fenêtre ~ Seat 1D from San Francisco to Chicago

looking back over San Francisco

For the first time that I can recall, everything went smoothly. No lost laptops, no missed conections, no leopard spotted undergarments flying out of my carry-on at security, no circling over Wisconsin, no lost luggage, no stolen items from luggage, no bursting into tears at customer service, no running out of fuel, no confiscating of mascara, no freezing next to the emergency exit, no cranky flight attendents. Plus... I was upgraded to (begin to) make up for all of the above happening to me on my last flight back to Paris. Amen and pass the complementary cocktail!

Get Down at Sweet Lowdown

On my last trip back to San Francisco for Thanksgiving, I made a brief detour through Atlanta for the opening of the latest, hottest, hippest joint in town. One of the owners is a former co-worker from a Very Large Software Company just down the road off 101. Not realizing that it takes the same amount of time to fly from Frankfurt to Atlanta as it does to fly from Frankfurt to San Francisco, I arrived in Atlanta bleary-eyed and exhausted but no rest for the weary. A quick stop at the drug store to replace my confiscated mascara and face lotion (I love flying!), a quick change at the hotel, and it was off to opening night. Click here to get down at the Lowdown....

La Vue de Ma Fenêtre ~ Musée du Quai Branly

On Sunday afternoon, my Dutch friend Marleen who lives in Birmingham was in town and we decided to get some culture via the new Musée du Quai Branly, a marvel of modern architecture and a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower. It was a glorious day with deep blue skies and a determined chill in the air announcing that winter was indeed here. I had forgotten that the first Sunday of every month there are no admissions fees to all museums and, as it turns out, the rest of France and a few surronding countries had the same idea as the line snaked around the buildings daring anyone to fall into step. With limited time before she had to catch her plane, we decided to explore the outside of the museum which is magnificent in its own right. Add it to your "must see" list the next time you come to town. And if you come on the first Sunday of the month, get there early! Mes deux centimes...

Les Fermiers de Place Monge

One of the more colorful characters at Place Monge market....

I've posted many times about my little Place Monge farmers market and the beautiful produce, artisanal cheeses and saucisson, farm fresh eggs straight from the nest and luscious foie gras but I've never introduced the farmers and cast of characters behind the tables who bring us all these delicacies every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Today I toured Place Monge with a camera crew who is making a video of the various arrondisements of Paris and introduced some of the more gregarious personalities that make life around Place Monge so fun. Click here to take a virtual tour...

La Vue de Ma Fenêtre ~ Ballooning over St Helena

Hot Air Balloons over St. Helena, Napa Valley ~ September 2006
photo by my high school amiga, Janet Dalton