Tag Archives: Paris

Memories of Notre Dame de Paris

Posted on April 17, 2019 by susanvaughan

Susan Vaughan here. I’d planned a different topic for this post, but fate sent me a different direction. I was horrified on Monday to learn of the blaze and watch the flames that destroyed much of Paris’s iconic Notre Dame … Continue reading →

Posted in Susan's posts | Tagged cathedral, mystery writers, Notre Dame, Paris, Paris landmark, Susan Vaughan | 11 Comments

FRENCH SURPRISE

Posted on October 27, 2017 by susanvaughan

Susan Vaughan here. I recently returned from a trip to France. Before I go further, I should mention that I have degrees in French literature, and when I was twenty-one, I spent a summer studying in Paris and living with … Continue reading →

Posted in Susan's posts | Tagged Eiffel Tower, France, Louvre, Paris, Shakespeare & Co., Susan Vaughan, travel | 13 Comments

We Are Charlie

Posted on January 8, 2015 by mcwarchives

Yesterday morning’s news from Paris has rocked me to my core. As I made my morning cup of Irish breakfast tea I heard the report on NPR: twelve people killed in a terror attack at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, … Continue reading →

Posted in Vicki's Posts | Tagged charlie hebdo, Deal Killer, Paris, Vicki Doudera | 10 Comments

La Police Parisienne

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Barbara Ross

When a felon’s not engaged in his employment Or maturing his felonious little plan His capacity for innocent enjoyment Is just as great as any honest man Lyrics from A Policeman’s Lot, The Pirates of Penzance Hi. Barb here and … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged Alexander Dumas, Francois Vidocq, Les Miserables, Mata Hari, Musee de la Prefecture de Police, Paris, Pierre Picaud, The Count of Monte Cristo, Victor Hugo | 3 Comments

Musing on Muses

Posted on September 24, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, just back from six days in Paris and nursing a miserable airplane cold. Lest you get too jealous, let me assure you that it rained every day and was colder than Maine. But it was lovely. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged Edmund DeWaal, Mary Gordon, Muses, Parc Monceau, Paris, Spending, The Hare with Amber Eyes | 3 Comments

The Dying of the Light

Posted on September 13, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here. As you are reading this, I am in Paris, walking on the left bank and eating croissants and sipping small coffees in sidewalk cafes. But it did not feel like Paris, or anything pleasant, on Monday in Harpswell, … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged croissants, farmer's market, Left Bank, Paris, pressure cookers, Sarah Redfield, the Maine Attorney General's office | 7 Comments

Our Bucket Lists

Posted on January 27, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait: Sorting through papers this month (January is that sort of month) I found a sheet of yellow legal paper dated July 6, 2000 on which I’d written a list of goals. I’d moved to Maine 18 months before then, … Continue reading →

Tagged Barbara Ross, Bucket Lists, Group Post, Gulf Hagas, Havana, maine clambake mysteries, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mt. Katahdin, Paris, Rome, tap dancing, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Writer's Bucket Lists | 2 Comments

Celebrating October 28: A Love Story Lea Wait

Posted on October 28, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

Today my husband, Bob Thomas, and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary. We’ve been married 8 years. Practically newlyweds, considering our (sh!) ages. But, of course, there’s a story behind every marriage. Our story began April 1, 1968. (Yes, we … Continue reading →