Marty Almquist

E. DEHILLERIN- the ultimate kitchen store

I admit it- one of our “guilty pleasures” is to watch cooking shows (maybe it got more interesting since one son became a chef?) Anyway, if you are also one of those people who find all of that specialized language fun, and all that cool equipment, you should take a trip over to E. DEHILLERIN […]

Quick update for Kindle Users

The book is now out on Amazon.com, but my husband and I realized that we had no idea how to format for Kindle (I have read on an iPad, but never on a Kindle). So, for $69, CreateSpace will do it for you! We have submitted the story and now it is up to them […]

It’s Official- I’m now a published author- YIKES

So I thought I was done on Sunday and ordered a hard copy proof of the book….and saw the various typos that were still there! Then I fixed those and then we found more…. It makes you realize that no matter how many times you look at something (and others look at something) that it’s […]

Manuscript is SO CLOSE!

We received the hard copy proof from CreateSpace today– how cool is that! I did find a couple of small things I want to fix, so we’re headed up to the computer to make the changes, re-download it, and it will then go to Amazon.com! The Kindle version is a little more complicated so that […]

Architecture- the clothing a city wears

It would be fun to have a time machine and be able to jump from one city to another, comparing their architecture, especially in the “neighborhood” areas. Could you tell where you were? Are you in New York? In Paris? In Venice? In Asti? Each city has a personality and you get a glimpse of […]

Buying an Apartment in Paris

At dinner with friends last night, talk turned to the process of buying an apartment in Paris. I think the internet has opened up more ways to do research and search for possible properties, but the old fashioned way was to go to the neighborhood that you were interested in, wander the streets, and look […]

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