Monthly Archives: September 2004

Darlene doing a lunge with her trainer, Etienne, looking on. Tweet

Meanwhile, back at the health club named Soft, two blocks from the apartment, Darlene was having a great day. She is getting ready for an 11k road race on September 19th, and today is the first day she began to … Continue reading →

Three pastry chefs in Mougins. Tweet

In what turned out to be an excess of confidence, I assured Francoise’s friends Claude and Regine that, since they had taken us to the bus stop and shown us which bus to take, we would have no trouble finding … Continue reading →

Self-portrait at my usual table, Brasserie Carnot. Tweet

I am a sedentary tourist. My idea of world travel is to go a considerable distance from home and then not see anything that everyone says I should see. In Cannes, I am happy to work on my writing for … Continue reading →

Squeegee kids and the law. Tweet

Boulevard Carnot, Cannes Yesterday at the intersection where Boulevard Carnot delivers its heavy traffic into Place du 18 Juin, I saw two squeegee kids, no more than 15 years old, washing windshields of stopped cars, whether the drivers wanted the … Continue reading →

Monday afternoon at The Feeling Cafe. Tweet

The Feeling Café, three blocks down Boulevard Carnot from the apartment, has a sign over the bar that reads, “AFIN DE GARDER LE BON FEELING, PAS DE CREDIT ENTRE NOUS,” which translates roughly, “In order to keep the good feeling, … Continue reading →