Life Stories

Castles

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The chef came out to our table and again thought he should order for us. We had no idea what he was ordering, but we had to trust that it would be good. When the meals were delivered they set a plate in front of me that was half consumed with salmon. I had grown … Read more

Staying In a Castle

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It was Gérard Fromanger who was so typically French he could have been in a movie. He was amazingly charming and spoke not one word of English. But he had a photo album that he showed us where he had exhibited his work in the 60’s in Chicago. His art style was modern and abstract … Read more

Moving Forward

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We went on to Chamonix and then to Lyon where we drove to Paris. It took us seven days and it is only 165 miles. We had to stop in every village we came through. It was magical. The first stop was Macon Village. We found a wonderful restaurant for lunch and we were pleasantly … Read more

Rescue

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Then I fell and hit my head on the bench. Three floors below Roger Machet was about to open a bottle of wine for one of the tables when Brooke saw him look up towards our room three floors above. He quickly glanced over at Brooke, dropped the bottle and ran out of the dining … Read more

The Dream

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I knew the dream was unusual because I felt as though I was observing a movie but was able to participate in the dream as well. I was sitting at the dining table but it was a tree which had been split in half. The bench I sat on was a log and in front … Read more

Skiing Accident

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By the time we got down the mountain and dropped off our equipment I was really hunger. But Howard decided it wasn’t a good idea for me to eat right away. It was already after one in the afternoon and Tony, Howard and I walked slowly through the shops until I was too exhausted to … Read more

Skiing in France

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The fourth day we headed up the mountain and Brooke decided to stay behind. I skied with Tony, a grey car (imports from Europe that don’t go through regular channels) importer and Dr. Howard who is an optometrist. Skiing in front of us was a group from Southern California including Michael Milken, the junk bond king, who … Read more

Connecting

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Jacqueline explained she worked in Paris and part of her job was to finance the same exact equipment I was selling in the Bay Area in California. She went on to tell me she and her husband had lived in Palo Alto in 1977, just an hour away from where I lived in Walnut Creek. … Read more

Past Life Stories

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I don’t think I’ve ever felt such a sense of destiny as much as I did while I was in France. It felt nostalgic even though I had never been there. I felt at home even though I didn’t speak any French. We landed in France, boarded the bus on our way to Val d’Isère and … Read more

Skiing

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I was 27 when I first discovered snow skiing. I always said it was a good thing I didn’t discover it when I was 18. I’d probably still be a ski bum! I loved being in the mountains, breathing the crisp wintertime air and being the  first person to leave tracks in the fresh powdery snow. I took … Read more