Grief is a strange thing. I’ve lost people before,. My father, suddenly, when I was 28. My mother, gradually, to Alzheimer’s when I was 53. A bit like childbirth, I think the human psyche, wipes the memory of that pain. And also, like birth every experience is different. What I do remember, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Paris
FREE HUGS ANYONE?
Would you accept a Free hug from a stranger in Paris? Well this is exactly what I found myself roped into by my friend Muriel, on a recent visit to Paris along with Inga “the introvert” who initially came along as the photographer, but soon found herself with arms outstretched smiling at strangers and inviting … Continue reading
PRIX DE DIANE…..FROCKS ‘n HATS!….
I am not going to say much here because for Muriel and I it was all about frocks and hats. For any fashionistas attending, they must think they have died and gone to heaven. This horse racing festival at Chantilly is the French equivalent of Royal Ascot. We should have been going with Michael … Continue reading
PARIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO MEDITATE….
I seemed to do a lot of meditating on my Paris weekend. AKA.. lying around doing nothing! I developed my meditation technique in my thirties, after a breakdown, when I was seeking a “path to enlightenment” by trying different religions. A bit like the book/film “Eat , Pray , Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert. … Continue reading
A WELL NEEDED WARM HUG…..
Sometimes when I am on a plane I meditate………. ie, breath deeply and chant in my head, focus on a point, usually my navel …..and try to empty my mind; because I hate flying. The idea that I am in a metal cylinder and there is nothing between me and the ground other than thousands … Continue reading
THE NIGHTMARE OF FINDING PARIS ACCOMODATION……
So our lives have become,…… (YUK ALERT!)….. obsessive interest in bowel habits. (Frequency, timing, consistency and volume)…… dashes to out of hours medical centres with wound infections and forgotten wound staples……. Sleeping,….. eating …..and relaxing. (plus the darned racing commentary is back!. Aggh!) Both the twelve year old out of hours GP (it … Continue reading
WAITING FOR GODDO?……
0700h. Today ( Friday) at 0930h we have an appointment with the Surgeon and Medic to discuss the plan of care. Yesterday the haematologist was very optimistic. Michaels blood picture is acceptable for surgery after an increase in his antiviral drug regime.. To distract me from my anxiety, I am re -living some of my Paris memories.. … Continue reading
THE BEST MARKET IN PARIS?….Motte -Picquet/Grenelle
Sunday 14th April 2013. Michael, who knows about these things, reacons that the best market in Paris is the one at Grenelle/ Motte-Picquet metro. Under the elevated metro line. It is held on Wednesday and Sunday mornings in the 15th arrondissement in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower and very accessible by metro lines 6,8 &10. … Continue reading
CATACOMBES?…JUST A PILE OF OLD BONES!
One of the things I managed to do on my Paris list was visit the Catacombes. http://www.catacombes.paris.fr/ I will cheat and reproduce the history of this strange place. The Catacombs of Paris (the “municipal Ossuary”) have been created at the end of the 18th century. The cemetery of Innocent (close to Saint-Eustace, in the district of the “Halles”) had been used during nearly … Continue reading
PARIS IS A CITY OF MUSIC.
Sunday April 14th 2013. I find Paris a bit overwhelming sometimes. There is always something or somewhere new to discover. This evening I wandered down to the area in the 5th around the area known as Val de Grace. Rue st Jacques. A pretty, elegant area, which I have never seen before. I wandered into a … Continue reading
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