NEXT MEETING: May 15, 2007 (closed May 8 for Victory Day) AND EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
This is your opportunity to meet every month, often with local professionals who can answer your Living and Investing in France questions. You are invited to come for drinks and share your questions and comments about what it takes to create a life here, own property and enjoy what France has to offer. It is also an opportunity to network with other Parler Paris readers.
*Special Note: Anyone attending Parler Paris Après Midi must be willing to have their photograph taken and a brief description written about them for publishing in Parler Paris. Your presence indicates your willingness to participate.
Upstairs
at La Pierre du Marais
96, rue des Archives at the corner of rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris
Métro Lines 9, 3 et 11, stations Temple, République or
Arts et Métiers
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MEETING
OF APRIL 10, 2007
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The gorgeous spring weather was conducive to everyone coming out for Après Midi.
Dale Novick Gaber, a psychologist practicing life coaching and a regular at Après Midi, brought an old friend from New Orleans, Barbara Friedman. Barbara will be running the Marathon this coming Sunday. It turns out Barbara, who hasn't lived in New Orleans for 30 years, now living in Montreal, Canada, went to the same high school as another attendee, my own sister, Diana Gorlin. They had lots to catch up on!
Diana, an interiors specialist in New Orleans, and her husband, Jack Gorlin, have been coming here for years, here now in celebration of her 60th birthday this coming June. Her profession became very handy when they found themselves with just the studs and bricks left from their Metairie, Louisiana home after Hurricane Katrina flooding.
Alan Smid has become a real regular, happy us, and each time he is less shy to the camera. Mary Louise Sillman always bejeweled in her own creations, brought along her smiling face and good humor.
Ana Escomel was back, wearing a red top I also own and have loved for a very long time! And of course, one of our favorite regulars, Patricia Laplante Collins of Paris Soirées was along with her always smiling face.
Gar
Westfall, from Hawaii, was nursing a cold, but wouldn't miss
Après Midi. He's here for his usual twice-per-year stay of two
months. He shares the same sentiments with Walter and Shirley
Pappas from Washington, DC, who have been visiting in the same
way.
Nelda Martin came to Paris because it
"feeds her soul" and she "walks, walks, walks and enjoys."
Jenny Reeve lost her heart to Paris the first time
she visited and now she visits every chance she gets. She's running
the Marathon, too...any excuse to be here! Regular Stella Strugnell came to Paris
because of her husband's work, but now she's here for good writing and
sharing her time with Cyprus. Not bad. Judith Merians,
an entertainment lawyer and executive, literary agent, and film school
professor in Los Angeles, who joined us that afternoon, is teaching
a scriptwriting workshop on April 21st also at La Pierre du Marais (visit
/frenchproperty/conference/
for more information). Susan Sisko, a scriptwriter
and friend of Judith's, joined us and chatted up with Jack quite a bit. Medora Kaltenbach is in Paris part time
to see everything she can see, but Sue Medsger moved
here 7 months ago and is working on learning French. Parler Paris Marketing
and Editorial Director, Lynda Sydney, spending time
in Paris from her usual Toronto home, was of course with us and visiting
with all our old friends. Special Note: The next Après Midi will
be held May 15th instead of the usual second Tuesday of the month due
to Victory Day on May 8th. See you then!
