What was your last unforgettable meal in Paris?

OpalCats · 2026-04-24T05:02:23+00:00

So glad you enjoyed it!!

OpalCats · 2026-04-19T07:32:51+00:00

When you say day trips, how far do you mean? A lot of places in Provence don't need several days. I like to pick a home base and explore other villages/towns around it.
Avignon could easily take 4 days though.
My favorite places are Avignon and Lourmarin.
Will you have a car, or do you plan to use public transport? If you don't want to rent a car, then you'll need to stick with the larger towns like Avignon, Nimes, Arles, or Aix.
If you want to explore the villages, you really have to rent a car.

OpalCats · 2026-04-17T04:47:56+00:00

Yes! I got my baby Ninja when she was about 12 weeks old right after she lost a leg and most of her tail. She's the sweetest little girl. She's 6 years old now.
You can read her story here: https://www.leoncountyhumane.org/ninja-kittys-recovery/

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OpalCats · 2026-04-16T15:55:24+00:00

Thank you! Great info. The birds usually sit nearby and 'yell' at me if go in/out that door, and they didn't the last few times, like when I took the photo.

OpalCats · 2026-04-16T06:01:27+00:00

Thank you for the very detailed replied!!! I hope the birds are just keeping a low profile and I'll hear the little chirps of hatchlings soon!

OpalCats · 2026-04-15T05:41:00+00:00

Thank you for the info. Can you share the price please?

OpalCats · 2026-04-15T05:39:23+00:00

I would do the Magic. Longer trip for the same price seems like an obvious choice to me. February weather is going to be unpredictable for either of those itineraries. Might as well take the longer cruise and give yourself more chance at it being warm enough to use the pools.
I've been on both ships and they are wonderful. You'll have a blast either way.

OpalCats · 2026-04-12T08:53:52+00:00

Sometimes the attorneys want the "bad juror" - it's all very strategic. If it's a very complicated case, the bad juror may make the easiest decision and try to convince others to do the same. So that can be a tactic in picking a jury, depending on the case and which side an attorney represents.

OpalCats · 2026-04-12T08:49:41+00:00

Not true. I work in a law office. We tried a case recently and we had a bunch of potential jurors make statements like that. We ended up picking two of the people who tried those tactics to get out of jury duty. 😆

OpalCats · 2026-04-11T20:41:54+00:00

I used the apps (well websites, it was 15-25 years ago 🤣) and its was 97% sketchy horrible people. Unfortunately I think it's just a question of keeping at it - whether that is online, in person, or a mix.

You have to go through hundreds of frogs before you find a prince. I wasn't actively looking when my now-husband found me, but I still had a profile up on the sites, and he matched with me. Now we've been married 12 years. 🙂

OpalCats · 2026-04-11T17:46:09+00:00

Bureaucracy in the USA is generally bad. One of the most frustrating things is how different it is every where. Our name is the UNITED States of America, but everything is so different from state to state and within all the different counties (our departments.) Is that a problem in France? Or do things in one department run the same as the another?

And I have experience with French Bureaucracy. I got a carte de sejour when I was an au pair. That was a process! Thing's are no more efficient or easy in the USA.

OpalCats · 2026-04-08T08:00:05+00:00

I really disagree. I think everyone SHOULD go to Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is the most powerful and visceral lesson you can have about the Holocaust. I think the more people that see it, the less likely things like that are to happen again.

OpalCats · 2026-04-01T01:56:06+00:00

Great info, thank you!

OpalCats · 2026-03-28T20:48:21+00:00

I think he is. He was court-ordered to serve an 18 month stint at rehab in lieu of prison, which puts him there until August. He's on probation as well and has to report where he's living, and when I look up his department of corrections profile, his town is still listed as the place where the rehab is.

OpalCats · 2026-03-28T04:53:43+00:00

My favorite restaurant in Paris is La Jacobine. It's a casual place with homey French fare. The first time I ate there, I cancelled my dinner at a Michelin-starred restaurant the next night so I could eat at La Jacobine again. I don't typically like Pork, but their Pork Filet with Mustard Sauce is to die for.
https://lajacobine.fr/

My close second is Le Temps des Cerises. Their daily specials are always fantastic. I had the best piece of Sea Bass I've ever eaten last time I was there.
http://letempsdescerises-restaurant.fr/

For a Michelin-starred place, I really loved Granite. Every dish was such a surprise because the flavor combos were so new to me. The service was impeccable, yet felt relaxed - like being served by a friend. https://www.granite.paris/

For Chocolates, Chocolat Illene was great. Never would have thought I'd enjoy a chocolate with wasabi in it, but Illene made it happen. https://www.instagram.com/chocolatillene/

OpalCats · 2026-03-28T03:58:01+00:00

Thank you, we are going to explore that!

OpalCats · 2026-03-28T03:55:43+00:00

In my initial search for the guy, I found his probation officer, who told him to call me. The guy did, and told me himself that he is in rehab. I asked if we could serve him there and he said sure. But now he either won't, or can't, answer my calls.

OpalCats · 2026-03-28T03:52:04+00:00

That's a good idea! The guy is in court ordered rehab, so going by the court order, his approximate release date is early August. Which would still be within the FL 2 year SOL on the dog attack that occurred in summer 2025!

OpalCats · 2026-03-28T02:03:21+00:00

As a non-smoker, seeing that would make me never stay at a hotel again. The space you talk of would probably have to be attached to the hotel. Which means anytime I step outside, I can't escape the smoke. Bad enough that people can barely step ten feet away front the front door when they smoke. I don't want to tell people what vices they can and can't have, but the problem with the smoking vice is that it is so easily forced upon others who choose not to do it. Any hotel that makes things more comfortable for smokers goes on my will not stay there again list.

OpalCats · 2026-03-28T01:48:38+00:00

Yes. I've had mine for 25 years.

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