The Birth of Department Stores exhibition, Paris. The exhibition “The Birth of Department Stores” – “La naissance des Grands Magasins” – at the Museum of Decorative Arts – Musée des Arts décoratifs (MAD) – in Paris from 10 April to 13 October 2024 explores the evolution of Parisian department stores from 1852 to 1925. It focuses on fashion, design,Continue reading “The Birth of Department Stores exhibition, Paris”
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We did it, We did it! J’ai fait les Jeux! (I was in the Games!)
We did it, We did it! J’ai fait les Jeux! (I was in the Games!). I’ve received my official Badge for volunteering at the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. ‘Paris2024’ and its Official Partners have awarded the volunteers of the Olympics and Paralympics with a J’ai fait les Jeux (I was in the Games) Open Badge in recognition ofContinue reading “We did it, We did it! J’ai fait les Jeux! (I was in the Games!)”
Non, je ne regrette rien – No regrets volunteering at the Paris 2024 Games
Non, je ne regrette rien – No regrets volunteering at the Paris 2024 “Wide Open” Games. As Edith Piaf sang in 1960, Non, je ne regrette rien – No regrets. She was singing about no regrets in letting go of years of emotional baggage, and I’m writing about no regrets in not letting go of an opportunity ofContinue reading “Non, je ne regrette rien – No regrets volunteering at the Paris 2024 Games”
Working in the Grand Palais, Paris
Working in the Grand Palais for the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The Paris 2024 Paralympics begins with the opening ceremony on Wednesday 28 August and, unlike the part-time, on-call, intermittent volunteer work in the Olympics, I’ll be working full-time, frontline, and the weekend for the 11 days of competition at the venue called the Grand PalaisContinue reading “Working in the Grand Palais, Paris”