notes from an urban hibernation

Paris : Simon Cutts & Erica Van Horn

A thin glass

I continue to look for a tall, thin, probably ever-so-slightly conical glass to drink my alcohol-free beer from. Not long ago the whole area around the bottom of Rue Montmartre … Continue reading

January 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

Portes de Paris III

Périphérique bridge at Porte de la Chapelle The Portes list is updated, and is much more extensive than I first thought. They lie in wait, and I’ve got to get … Continue reading

January 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

Portes of Paris II

I will have to update the Portes listing since it seems like I don’t have them all, and in spite of what I said previously, they seem pretty evenly distributed … Continue reading

January 9, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Porte Walks

In the main, the Portes lie clustered on the North, East and South sides of the city, with a scattering to the West. A certain license of interpretation has been … Continue reading

January 8, 2014 · Leave a comment

Oblique

Rue de Turbigo It is the contained-ness of Paris that is remarkable. You can walk across it in half a day or less. The central parts are formed by obliques … Continue reading

January 8, 2014 · Leave a comment

Walking Through The City

We have taken a lot of walks.  We have walked through the city every day.  Some of the walks have had a specific destination.  The destination might have been a … Continue reading

January 7, 2014 · Leave a comment

Un Regard Moderne

I made my periodic visit to Jacques Noel’s little cave on Rue Git Le Coeur. In spite of shedding a few pounds recently, I still stood no chance of getting … Continue reading

January 6, 2014 · Leave a comment

Bookshelves

The apartment is full of books.  There are hundreds of books.  Probably it is more like thousands of books. There are books in Danish and in English and in French. … Continue reading

January 3, 2014 · Leave a comment

Fine de Claires No.3

I shall miss the oyster sellers being on the street everyday.  They have been positioned near the supermarket all through the holidays.  Christmas Eve was busy, but by New Years … Continue reading

January 2, 2014 · Leave a comment

Occasions for Drinking

I’ve not drunk alcohol for eighteen months . I thought I might test it this winter, just to see how I remembered it, red wine especially. In my abstinence I … Continue reading

January 2, 2014 · 1 Comment