Bethesda, Maryland; a DC suburb. I hope to be in Copenhagen for Christmas.
I need to visit Paris — I think I will make that a priority for 2022.
I just finished A Moveable Feast on Audible
Each chapter a perfect accompaniment while walking my dog through the city. And as soon as I got home, I was ready for a drink!
A couple of years ago I reread 'The Sun Also Rises'...
I was struck by how weirdly precise the drinking descriptions were: in scene after scene he'd name exactly the drinks they were having and exactly how many they had. So I decided to go back to the beginning and chart out their drinks. Example: the day *af...
Of course only in fiction…
Can’t imagine drinking a bottle of Ch. Margaux after all that other stuff!
An excellent book capturing the mood and history of the time of Hemingway and his companions is:
Sylvia Beech and the Lost Generation by Nöel Riley Fitch. She was the proprietor of Shakespeare and Co.
Most certainly. Provided of course…
somewhere next to the pen is a generously filled glass of Slow Death in the Afternoon!
Whether Mr Hemingway would approve or not
I do not know. I on the other hand just drooled at your photo, including the Patek stationary. Is it a Patek notebook??
