In depth recounting of my global wandering
Sometimes those of us in the over 60 set find it takes a few minutes longer to “Get your motor runnin’ and head out on the highway” than it did before entering life in our seventh decade or beyond. We …
An article in The Guardian reports 70,000 tombs in Père-Lachaise. This is my final exploration of the life of one of those 70,000 people. Purée Parmentier. Avid cooks among you might recognize the name Parmentier from Potatoes Parmentier. (Here’s a …
Today is the penultimate installment of my Père-Lachaise Chronicle and will examine the life and contributions of Auguste Maquet. Once again, David led us to this gravesite. Did Dumas do less? The trial and triumph of Auguste Maquet. Is Auguste …
A plan of action. Once he recovered, he adopted the stage name Robertson and returned to Paris where he would perform his first show on 23 January 1798. (Coincidentally, my father would be born on this day exactly 125 years …
Phantasmagoria and again a bit of a Danse Macabre. Unless you have a guide like David Downie or very specific interest, chances are that on your visit to Père-Lachaise you will overlook the very interesting and very curious tomb of the …