Originally posted on Sister of Mine, Home Again:
So, here’s where I am with my latest obsession, those babies in Fallujah and Basra: Alone, not sure where to go, but still determined to try to find a way to help. Pictures and images like this are imprinted on my brain: I’ve been exchanging emails with…
Monthly Archives: March 2013
SAY WHAT YOU SEE, SAY WHAT YOU HEAR
There are eight of us sitting in a circle. I am wondering if I am in the right place. The three trainers have introduced themselves as from the end of life team. I have come for a two day “advanced communication skills” course. I don’t really want to talk about death! Yikes, time … Continue reading
IT MUST BE HARD WORK BEING A STYLE ICON!
On some of my favourite blogs, there has been talk of Paris Fashion week. which has made me think about fashion and style. Frankly I as I get older I am less interested in fashion, but more interested in style and I realise how my style has been influences by my frequent trips to Paris, where lets … Continue reading
ANOTHER YEAR OLDER.
Hello. This last week I have been so busy I have not had time for blogging or even much time for the internet. Between work, an “advanced communication ” course and keeping the house in “viewing” standard. I have hardly opened my computer and frankly not had much inspiration for blogging. But today is my … Continue reading
POOR ME!…..
Ok I am not well………. My temperature has been zooming up and down all weekend and today I feel like I have been kicked all over….and if the truth be known , I am feeling very sorry for myself. I have stayed off work today and attempted to do something, but I haven’t got the energy. So I try … Continue reading
WHY I LOVE PARIS…..
I am reproducing again, this wonderful quote from the book from Lucinda Holdsworth “true Pleasures, a memoir of women in Paris” Because I think it sums up my feeling about Paris. “Paris is one of those cities you could unpeel for a lifetime and still not succeed in uncovering all it’s variety, it’s multiple personalities. There’s … Continue reading
THE MOST EXPENSIVE HOT CHOCOLATE IN PARIS.
Last week in Four Seasons George V, I had what must be the most expensive hot chocolate in Paris, if not the world. At 22 euros their thick dark chocolate traditional comes in a pot to pour from and was truly delicious, but I am not sure I would pay so much again! My curiosity had been aroused by Out and about in Paris post about their … Continue reading
FRIENDS OF BILL W?……
When I go to Paris alone, I always attend English speaking meetings of Alcoholic Anonymous. This is part of my retreat, my therapy. It helps me look at myself, take stock, leave it behind and move on with my life. My friends ask me why I still go after all these years and I explain that AA theory … Continue reading
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