Author - Heather Stimmler

For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I share my first trip to the local gardening center to stock up on essential plants and potting soil.

In today's Lockdown in Paris update, Heather talks about the travel industry and why the "Secrets of Paris" are more important than ever to remember before the return to mass tourism. And a ballet dancer with a sense of humor, just because...

The latest news from the Lockdown in Paris, including a site for shops and restaurants that deliver, tips on finding an emergency repair person, and some French dance moves to get your week started.

After 35 days of confinement I’ve finally been reunited with my partner! We explore the hidden passages of the 13th arrondissement in Paris and try to make our own homemade face masks.

On this day, Heather meets up with a neighbor -- from a distance -- to solve the mystery of the unidentified building she can see from her window overlooking Paris. A neighborhood walk-run of the 13th arrondissement.

Is it me or do the flowers seem more magnificent than ever this spring? Maybe it’s because we have fewer distractions, or because they’re the only real nature we can enjoy at the moment. Or perhaps we’re just hyper-sensitive to the passage of time and the...

The Paulowina trees on the Place d'Italie are in bloom, and they smell AMAZING without all of the cars stinking up the place. Fun fact of the day (which I'm sure residents can already guess): Concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), produced mainly by...

Hard to believe 32 days have passed since Paris started the lockdown and confinement measures. Weirdly, I don’t even think about where I can’t go anymore (clothes shopping, to the movie theatre, out to dinner), I’ve become totally used to the daily routine...

In case you’re already counting down the days to May 11th when President Macron announced France would “start reopening schools”, today the country has 762 new deaths in the past 24 hours, for a total of 15,729 Covid-19 victims. On the positive side, the...

Has it really been a whole month? Has it only been a month? Are we really going to have to keep doing this for another 30 days? Short answer: Yes.