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.
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 [...]
1991 Race Cars, a Train and a Big Bunk Bed, 10 Rue Jacques Lemercier
1991 Race Cars, a Train and a Big Bunk Bed, 10 Rue Jacques Lemercier Editor's Note: In November, 1991, Myriam and Jean Gwinn Riboud watched as Thomas and Josephine entertained themselves with miniature race cars in their bedroom. At [...]
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 [...]
1996 Jean Gwinn, Myriam and Thomas Arrive and Meet the Bowes and Caseys
1996 Jean Gwinn, Myriam and Thomas Arrive and Meet the Bowes and Caseys Editor's Note: It was Halloween, 1996 when Andy, Pat Bowe and I picked up Jean Gwinn, Myriam and Thomas Riboud at O'Hare Airport. We drove to [...]
1996 Ribouds, Caseys and Bowes Brave Halloween Zombies at Six Flags, Gurnee, IL
1996 Ribouds, Caseys and Bowes Brave Halloween Zombies at Six Flags, Gurnee, IL Editor's Note: In October, 1996, Jean Gwinn, Myriam and Thomas Riboud joined Ted and Emily Casey and Pat Bowe and me for a scary [...]
1999 Dinner on the Seine and Eiffel Tower Views
1999 Dinner on the Seine and Eiffel Tower Views Editor's Note: On a lovely summer evening in July, 1999, Cathy, Andy, Pat and I drove with Jean Gwinn Riboud from his parents' apartment to the Eiffel Tower to join [...]
1999 Yard Work, Cats, Swinging, Handstands and Dining, 2 Rue Montcalm, Cancale, France
1999 Yard Work, Handstands, Swinging and Dining, 2 Rue Montcalm, Cancale, France Editor's Note: In July, 1999, before lunch work involved Thomas and Jean Gwinn Riboud unloading a refrigerator, Andy Bowe with a cat, Josephine Riboud doing handstands, Pat [...]
1999 Riboud and Bowe Families Visit Myriam Riboud’s Parents House, St. Malo, France
1999 Riboud and Bowe Families at Myriam Riboud's Parents House, St. Malo, France Editor's Note: In July, 1999, I travelled with Cathy, Andy and Patrick to visit the Riboud Family. We took the ferry across the English Channel [...]
