December 2009
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Another find at Musée Carnavalet was this charming chair with a delightful scene of a monkey pushing a cat into a fire. Or protecting it from the fire? Or having a romantic cuddle by the fire? You be the judge.
"Rodeo dog? Huh? Are you into rodeos?" No.
rodeo dog (idiom/family slang, origin 1992)
1. (v) to agree, unwittingly, to engage in an unplanned activity and/or favor; usually perpetuated by a person for whom you have affection.
2. (n) An act or procedure which achieves an end by mildly deceptive means, but with no malicious intent.
3. example: You are invited out to lunch by your favorite aunt & somehow on the way there you find...
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Vicarious Experience Project: #3
My dearest sister-in-law Carmel Lachel assigns:
Musee Carnavelet. I’ve never been and would love to go. I’ve heard it’s an off the beaten path history museum of the city.
You heard right. Wholly dedicated to the history of Paris, Musée Carnavalet (formerly Hôtel Carnavalet) was built in 1548, and named for one of its first owners (the widow Kernevenoy, which was Frenchified into...
The Great Parent Visit of '09
Maman Mary and dear beau-père Mike had the honor of being our first overseas visitors, spending 5 days running around Paris with us. Well, not so much running, but strolling, taxiing, hobbling and rolling. We had a wonderful time, and did a lot of the touristy things we haven’t done yet, ate more rich food than is sensible, and learned to relax and to try not to be uptight faux Parisians....
