Jeanne Koré Salvato

and it’s Easter in Paris

and it’s Easter in Paris

ne thing about not living in Paris is that you can day-dream about what you would do there, could do there. I love the concerts, which are plentiful this time of the year.  I would say that the French have a more seamless meld between the sacred and the...
day tripping in medieval Paris

day tripping in medieval Paris

was day-dreaming about a day in Paris. American friends say, “Oh, I’ve been to the museums. I’m going out of town.”  Well, let me get out my snobby pince-nez and say, “Well!”  How many times do I go stand at the Musée d’Orsay, a former train station, so very cool in...
ready, set, Paris!

ready, set, Paris!

his is a love letter to foreigners and friends alike who want to visit Paris. At the end of a short story Laurie Moore once wrote for the New Yorker about a traumatic subject, she said, “Ok, now where’s my money?” Right there in the story, she said that. ...
galette à la Rochester, NY

galette à la Rochester, NY

nference is an art.  I worked in the heart of a French school, teaching English literature, where I used to tell this to parents eager for their students to progress in their studies: Help them infer.  If you see a photo of a woman standing at a grave with flowers,...