I watched in horror on my computer screen as the grand spire on Notre Dame tumbled, surrounded by flames. Like thousands of others, I felt my heart break to see the grand old lady,...
Author: Doug Cushman
Doni’s note: Thank you, Doug Cushman, for being so faithful and sending us a delightful holiday greeting each year. Christmastime wouldn’t be the same without you and your talent. Dear readers, on behalf...
Thanks, Doni, for asking about my safety.
All is well here. I moved to St. Malo, a lovely little town on the Brittany coast last September (yes, THAT St. Malo, the setting of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel that I’ve yet to read), so I was far away from the shootings.
On a cold Wednesday morning in Paris, 3 gunmen entered the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French magazine that satirized public figures and morals. After they left, 12 people were dead, including police officers,...
On behalf of everyone at A News Cafe.com, we hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. We wish for you a joyful, stress-free, healthful, successful 2015. What has been the best part of your holiday so far? – Doni
Preparations for the holiday season here in the City of Lights aren’t much different here than they are in any other big American City. The shop doorways are draped with the obligatory garlands accompanied...
There’s a sign hanging from one of the beams in the bistro Melac here in Paris that reads: l’eau est ici reserve pour faire cuire les pommes de terre! Roughly translated it means “Here,...
It’s been a while since I’ve visited you, almost seven years. I hadn’t even written you. So I admit I was a bit wary and nervous when I flew into Redding Municipal Airport a...
