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Monthly Archives: October 2025

A REMEMBRANCE OF A FRIEND

Our friend, Pramod Shah, passed away. His company, Universal Overseas, was a very important resource from India for Wesco Fabrics. We first with Pramod during an early trip to Brussels for a decorative textile trade fair. The sad news brought back a rush of memories of the past…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STACY!

Happy Birthday Stacy! You are a beautiful light who brings wonderful happiness to Mom & Dad and your family. Two beauties! Dinner at Javier’s in Dallas. We all were missing Vaughan who was at Auburn University and Stan overseas for work. The glow of sunset at the Lake…

PARIS WALKAROUND…DINNER WITH FRIENDS, SHOPPING, ANTIQUE GALLERIES, AN AMAZING DESSERT, AND FABULOUS NEW DISCOVERIES

Paris is famous for beautiful doors. We walked by this striking purple door on the Rue du bac. Walking around Paris is a veritable history lesson. This is a memorial plaque for Roger Connan, a French Resistance fighter executed by the Germans at the age of 23 during the liberation…

THE MUSEE D’ORSAY ALWAYS AMAZES AND SURPRISES WITH BEAUTIFUL TREASURES

We stayed in Paris for two nights before departing on a Uniworld Seine River cruise in August. Paris museum visits are always on our itinerary. There are 136 museums in Paris, but we opted for one of our very favorites, Musée d’Orsay, as there are always new…

AN ENCHANTING LITTLE GEM OF A PARIS HOTEL

Marla and I stayed in Paris before taking a Seine River cruise with Uniworld last month. We have stayed at many Paris hotels after 45+ visits over the years, usually in the 6th, 7th, or the 5th arrondissements. Marla tasked me to find a new place for our Paris trip…