Parler Paris Après-Midi

NEXT MEETING: January 11, 2004 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 Working and Living 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.

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

This coming year's meetings... January 11, 2005 February 8, 2005 (Hosted by Yolanda Robins) March 8, 2005 April 12, 2005 May 10, 2005 June 14, 2005 Copyright 2006, Adrian Leeds® Adrian Leeds Group, LLC, /

See past reports... November 9, 2004 October 12, 2004 September 14, 2004 July 13, 2004 June 8, 2004 May 11, 2004 April 13, 2004 March 9, 2004 February 10, 2004 January 13, 2004 December 23, 2003 December 9, 2003 November 25, 2003 October 28, 2003 Copyright 2006, Adrian Leeds® Adrian Leeds Group, LLC, /

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MEETING OF DECEMBER 14TH, 2004
(Photos do not necessarily match descriptions.)

Parler Paris Après Midi yesterday brought a big crowd of both regulars and newcomers to a warm and cozy "premier étage" of La Pierre du Marais. Don Smith (in the forefront), who earned his BFA in photography at the San Francisco Art Institute and studied under Pirkle Jones, Ansel Adams professional assistant for 13 years, brought his camera and took these very intimate shots of those who came for coffee and conversation. Don runs a series of photography workshops here in Paris -- if you want to learn more, visit his site at http://www.parisphotoworkshops.com

 

 

 

 

Back again...Larry and Claudia Frame who are living here now and beating the cobblestones to find an apartment to buy, finding it difficult, of course; Alanea Kowalski, who is here to expand her business of executive coaching and human resource consulting; Dolores Lilley who is looking forward to Christmas in Paris; Anne Morton, another San Franciscan who is seeking a pied-à-terre of her own after recently selling her large 11th arrondissement she jointly owned with a cousin;

Dale Novick Gaber, psychologist and fellow New Orleanian who is here for good and will be speaking January 9th at Paris Soirées; Hans Henrick, incomparable hair stylist who left little "Lord B" at home where it's warm (his parrot we've never met);

 

 

 

Patricia Laplante Collins of Paris Soirées along with Eve, her black Labrador and Yolanda Robins, French Property Insider's Property Manager, who came here first as an attendee of a Working and Living in France Conference, moved here last year and then landed the job working with me to find dream properties for our clients.

 

 

For the first time...Frenchman Francois Morisot who came to practice his English which he first learned living in Brazil many years ago; Sandra Hammett without her husband, Jerry Schultz, who comes often and paints scenes of the city while Jerry writes stories; Nic Grove, Australian living in Paris for the last two years and wanting to meet more people;

 

 

Linda Hervieux, a journalist from New York whose husband transferred to Paris about six weeks ago and is feeling completely lost (until finding us at Parler Paris!); Aldridge Hansberry, longtime Parisienne and native New Orleanian who is a musician and composer performing later this week with the New Music Association (http://www.aiguillage.org); Usa Cizo who has been in Paris since 1987 and is presently studying International Commerce and Translation Studies;

 

Qianyi Berton, a resident since 1999 and also studying International Commerce; Court, a Brit from London living here the last two years who wants to meet people from abroad;Mary Beth Myers who's visited Paris now for the 7th time and would like to find a work to work here as a designer of graphics, interiors, luggage and travel gear; Robert Larrea, a sound mixer for film and TV now living here from New York City and recently married;

 

Anna Brown came with Wythe Walker from New Mexico, who is taking voice courses and planning to stay until mid March; Marion Renter who came just to take a coffee break from work and visit with nice people; Judith Plista just moved here in August, is married to a Frenchman and lives just outside Paris; and near the end, author Kai Maristed (http://www.kaimaristed.com/) came to check out the goings on with hopes of returning next month.

 

 

 

 

 

The highlight of the afternoon was Allison Smith's bird calls! Oboe player by trade, she received a Belle Skinner Fellowship from Vassar College to do research on her dissertation at the Bibliotèque Nationale on the performance practice of bird calls in French baroque music. (Pictured at left with Francois Morisot, this photo and the following one of Yolanda Robins and Anne Morton by Adrian Leeds)