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During the same trip to Europe that Bill, Tina and I took back in mid-March 2011, we also spent two days in Paris, in addition to our time in London. Our first morning in Paris brought warm weather and sunny skies. Bill headed off early to meet up with business colleagues at a conference where he was scheduled to make

In 2011, Bill had a business trip to London and Paris and asked if I would like to come along. “Bien sur,” I replied, and quickly figured out how I would extricate myself from daily life at our house in Connecticut. By sheer chance, I mentioned the trip to my sister, Tina. It turned out that she had a free

Just about my favorite place in the whole world is our family’s beach house in Rhode Island. The minute I walk in the door, all I can think about is getting to the beach, seeing family and friends and relaxing in a house that has a lower threshold of responsibilities (at least during July and August). During a brief visit

My mother created many lifelong friendships during her time working for the OWI in New York, London and Paris. Three of them, among others, were her colleague Margaret McElderry, the Cornet family in Paris and Katherine Harding in London. Margaret McElderry Margaret McElderry (1949) – Source: Family Photos A central character in the book, Elsa Sparks, is based on Margaret

One of my interests in writing my yet-to-be published book, The French Desk – A Brooklyn Gal’s Journey into Wartime Propaganda, has been to tell the story of my mother’s life experiences before she was married. During WWII, she worked for the Office of War Information from October, 1942 – August, 1945. I always felt the propaganda work she was involved