France 2022
With the pandemic and lockdown fading fast in the rear view mirror, I proposed to my son Pat that he join me in visiting our cousins in France this summer.
Jean Paul de la Chapelle on the de la Chapelle Family
Jean Paul de la Chapelle In June 2023, I had a chance to talk with Jean Paul de la Chapelle (JPD) who was at his home in Neuville sur Saône, a suburb just outside Lyon, France. Our goal [...]
1991 Nancy Gwinn Riboud (1911-1991)
1991 Nancy Gwinn Riboud (1911-1991) Editor's Note: Nancy Gwinn, my mother's sister, married Jacques Riboud in 1933, nine years before I was born. Though she and Jacques raised their five children in France, I remember meeting the Riboud family [...]
1989 Myriam, Livie, Josephine, Teddy and Melissa Riboud Stroll in Quiet Vieux Moulin
1989 Myriam, Livie, Josephine, Teddy and Melissa Riboud Stroll in Quiet Vieux Moulin Editor's Note: In May, 1989, I joined Myriam, Livie, Josephine, Teddy and Melissa for a stroll around Vieux Moulin. It was a quiet town that day, [...]
1993 Teddy Joins Thomas, Josephine and Melissa at 10 Rue Jacques Lemercier, Versailles, France
1993 Teddy Joins Thomas, Josephine and Melissa at 10 Rue Jacques Lemercier, Versailles, France Editor's Note: On a rainy day in September, 1993 I had a chance to visit Jean Gwinn and Myriam Riboud in Versailles. Thomas and [...]
1989 Eating Time for Thomas, Josephine and Melissa Riboud at 10 rue Jacques Lemercier, Versailles, France
1989 Eating Time for Thomas, Josephine and Melissa Riboud at 10 rue Jacques Lemercier, Versailles, France Editor's Note: In September, 1989, I was able to visit Jean Gwinn and Myriam Riboud at their home in Versailles. It [...]
1989 Nancy, Livie, Jean Gwinn, Thomas, Josephine, Teddy and Melissa Riboud with Bill Bowe in Vieux Moulin, France
1989 Nancy, Livie, Jean Gwinn, Thomas, Josephine, Teddy and Melissa Riboud with Bill Bowe in Vieux Moulin, France