A new school dedicated to old ideas...Classes and workshops in Europe, Hawaii, and North America. Drawing and painting workshops to come..stay tuned...
Writing workshop/retreats offer participants the opportunity to "find the time, the courage, and the inspiration to write about whatever's most important to YOU..." Under the leadership of Janet Hulstrand, supportive, nurturing small group interaction helps writers (as well as those who think of themselves as "nonwriters") unleash creative energies, overcome psychological/emotional obstacles and discover--or rediscover---the joy of writing.
03/01/2021
Essoyes en Champagne: Beloved Home of Renoir, and a Lovely Place to Visit | Bonjour Paris As we begin to see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, we indulge in travel dreams. Essoyes, in Champagne, is the village where the Renoir family spent many happy summers.
09/07/2020
In 1420, in the middle of the Hundred Years War, the Treaty of Troyes was signed, and shortly afterward King Henry V of England married Catherine of Valois, thus becoming heir to two crowns, that of England and of France. To commemorate these important events in the history of Troyes, the prefecture of l'Aube is presenting an exhibition, "One King for Two Crowns," which began on Friday, September 4, and continues through January 3, 2021. All exhibition panels are in both English and French, and I for one hope to see this exhibition. (Note to those who don't care at all about kings: if you have any interest in Joan of Arc you may want to find out how SHE became involved in the history of Troyes as well. :-)
Traité de Troyes, 1420 - Département de l'Aube CG10, le site du département de l'Aube
05/09/2020
This is the kind of place Essoyes is. A young woman who grew up here and now works in Troyes has used her own money to buy the materials, and her own free time to sew these masks, one for each of the children in the local elementary school, so they will have masks when they return to school on Monday. I can't even say how touched I am by her kindness, and unselfishness...but also...honestly, it is not that unusual to find such generosity here in this little town...it is all around us...
Un immense merci à une jeune fille, originaire du village, partie travailler à Troyes, qui , pendant ses pauses, a cousu ces masques pour les enfants du groupe scolaire.
Elle ne souhaite pas que je dise qui elle est...
Elle est allée acheter du tissu et des élastiques pour pouvoir effectuer ce geste si généreux.
Je les fais passer dès lundi à l’association des parents d’élèves.
Bravo à toi et merci pour les enfants 🤩
02/18/2020
is our departmental capital, and a lovely and fascinating place to visit.
[Fermeture temporaire]
Dans le cadre du montage de la 4e version de l'exposition "Translation", l'exposition ainsi que la salle médiévale, sont temporairement fermées jusqu'au mardi 18 février inclus.
"Translation, les collections du musée d'Art moderne" - 4e version est à découvrir dès le mercredi 19 février.
Merci de votre compréhension.
Photo : Musées de Troyes, Anthony Cardoso
Continuing the story of how champagne is made...merci, nos amis a Champagne Fluteau!
09/07/2019
It's been an exciting, busy week in Essoyes! Here are some of the highlights...
La Rentrée, Essoyes What a busy week it has been in Essoyes! As if from Sleepytown to Busytown, France–overnight! First of all, last week there was the inauguration of the Academie Musicale de l’Aube en Ch…
A wonderful, short video by our friend Jennifer Fluteau at Fluteau Champagne, in Gyé sur Seine, just up the road from Essoyes. You'll learn a lot about the complicated process of making champagne in less than 2 minutes by watching this. The vendange begins today...courage et bonne chance to all the vignerons and vendengeurs in the Cote des Bars!
08/06/2019
08/05/2019
Pourquoi vous devriez aller passer un week-end dans l’Aube ? - Idée de voyage Idée de destination où passer un weekend : l'Aube a de nombreux atouts qui ont de quoi vous charmer ! Voici 5 bonnes raisons d’aller découvrir l’Aube
08/28/2019