“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain
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“Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing her essence is not easy - your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. She takes you to a place within yourself.” - Annie Leibovitz
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“The world was hers for the reading.” – Betty Smith
Milwaukee’s in Vogue: Why Milwaukee is the Coolest (and Most Underated) City
Good Advice:
12 French Tips for a Happier Life - I love this list!
How to Dress Like a Parisienne - Quality over quantity + of course, basic black
Why Adults Should Read the French Children’s Book, Le Petit Prince - I couldn’t agree more!
To Paris and Beyond:
The City of Lights: The Top 10 Films Set in Paris (I agree with Culture Trip’s assessment of Le Ballon rouge and Charade, but, except for Amélie, my list is completely different.
Watch Parisians Try to Pronounce English Words - This is so funny! I have had many lessons with Sandrine around the difficulty of pronunciation of squirrel | écureuil.
Karlie Kloss Learns to Make Pastries with Cédric Grolet - Project Runway’s new host parle bien français!
The End of Paris Métro Tickets + The New Navigo Easy Card - Although, given their personal significance, the end of Métro tickets makes me sad, the new Navigo card is both more convenient and environmentally responsible.
10 Places to Eat and Drink in Aix-en-Provence - I can’t wait to visit my friends in Aix again soon.
A Visit to Saint-Malo - I visited this charming town in 2005 and would love to go back.
75 Years Later, American D-Day Veteran is Reunited with Long-Lost French Love - This is so sweet!
Paris in New York - Taking notes for my trip to NYC in October:
“Life is just a bowl of cherries.”
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“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” - John Lubbock
The first day of “summer vacation” seems to be the perfect time to make a summer bucket list…even if it is only 58ºF. My biggest goal is to stay away from school for a few weeks, and here’s what I hope to do:
Carried over from my Spring Bucket List:
Restore Eric’s Grandpa’s glider and swing on it with my morning coffee (Too many projects and strange weather this summer. We’ll get to it next year!)
Sip rosé on the deck (as soon as it gets warm enough) (✓)
Enjoy the first bonfire of the season (✓)
Organize closets, cabinets, and drawers (✓)
New for summer:
Read a lot (✓)
Tend my garden (✓)
Take long walks with Piper (✓)
Spruce up our deck (✓)
Dine al fresco (✓)
Eat local strawberries in June, Door County cherries in July, and sweet corn on the cob in August (✓)
See a movie (Yesterday) and go to a concert (Jimmy Buffet) (✓ In fact, we saw 5 movies, went to 2 concerts and a musical!)
Visit the Nares exhibit and the new Paris posters at the Milwaukee Art Museum (✓)
Get out on the water (How is it possible that I wasn’t on the water at all this summer?)
Watch fireworks (and comfort Piper) (✓)
Take a road trip (✓)
Take lots of photographs (✓)
Redecorate Piper’s room (aka our bedroom) (✓)
See the Perseid meter showers in August (How did this fall off my radar? I guess because we were in Chicago that weekend. Well, next year…)
Results - reviewed on September 22, 2019: 11/14 Not bad!
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... All good Cheeseheads go to Heaven!” - Paul McCartney at Lambeau Field
The review in the Green Bay Press Gazette says it all!
