Postcards from Paris

1500 miles from Paris, war is raging in Ukraine. It feels uncomfortably close as we get ready for our return flight home next Monday. As alw...

  The knife rack in my kitchen here displays the usual suspects: a couple of Opinel foldable knives, a bread knife, two new ones just bought...

Like everywhere else, France is subject to mad crazes that sweep in and capture everyone's imagination, and then, just as quickly, often...