SPREZZATURA is my favorite word. At its base level, it means nonchalance. It describes the art of doing something difficult with the greatest of ease.
Art without (apparent) effort.
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label France. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Vivent les francaises!

Pia and Julia get dual citizenship.

We just got word this morning that my daughter Pia, and her daughter Julia, who live in Brittany, in western France, became naturalized French citizens. The action by the French government was dated November 2. That happens to be my birthday. We're wondering if, now that they have dual citizenship, Joyce and I will have to change the pronunciation of our name--Boyer.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Kidneys and treehomes « maffay/m’a fait

This is the written and visual response of my French family to the kidney transplant that took place TWO WEEKS ago. There are some nice photos of Gabriel and Julia and the new treehouse. And, as always with Pia, there is some pretty interesting text too.

This information was posted on Pia's blog, and you can access it by clicking on the link.


Kidneys and treehomes « maffay/m’a fait