Bague d'orteil

How am I amusing myself in the interim between here and now and Paris in September?

With my $2 blue rhinestone bague d'orteil (toe ring). Isn't it cute? Hey, my feet aren't too shabby for being 50 years, I must say.

What color nail polish is that on my toes? Revlon nail polish in Plum Seduction.

I am thinking about getting a manicure or pedicure in Paris. Any suggestions where to go? I'd love it if there was one close to where I will be staying at the Grandes Ecoles ...

http://www.hotel-grandes-ecoles.com

This video is great - it talks about the 5th arrondisement, where the hotel I'll be staying at is located. And - voilà* - it shows a great place (The Grande Mosquée de Paris) where I can get some spa treatment! (Watch more Paris videos at tripfilms.com.)

Until Paris - in exactly 50 days!

* VIOLA/voilà

A viola is a flower or a musical instrument. The expression which means “behold!” is voila. It comes from a French expression literally meaning “look there!” In French it is spelled with a grave accent over the A, as voilà, but when it was adopted into English, it lost its accent. Such barbarous misspellings as “vwala” are even worse, caused by the reluctance of English speakers to believe that OI can represent the sound “wah,” as it usually does in French. “Wallah” is a Hindi word for a worker, and “Walla” is half of the name of the Washington State city of Walla Walla.~ from http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors