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Vive la France! Vive la France Libre! On July 14th 1789, the ‘people’ took over la Bastille in Paris and ended the Monarchy. Since July 14th 1790 they have been celebrating this great “Federation”. This new federation has been based on ‘liberté, égalité, fraternité’ (freedom, equality, brotherhood) since 1792 but has been accepted it as their national [...] It’s summer on the French Riviera; the sun is up at 6:00 AM and sets at 9:00PM. It’s wonderful to get up with the sun, it makes me want to go out and be part of the making of a beautiful day. The pigeons are up too and usually on my terrace cooing and trying to [...]
It seems as March is Carnival time everywhere; Rio, New-Orleans, Venice, Trinidad and Tobago just to name a few and also not to forget worldwide St-Patrick’s Parades going on too. But since I am on the French Riviera, I went to check the ones nearby; the Nice Carnival, our little Cagnes-sur-Mer and the [...] I finally watched this wonderful movie tonight. Since the book came out, I have been told time and time again to read the book. I guess my friends saw some similarities between our life’s stories. I can see why my friends may have seen some, but unlike her, I have not been escaping or trying [...] I have to admit that I am not too keen on Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. I feel it’s like birthdays; after a while they’re just like any other day. But since it’s my first holiday season on the Med, Aunt Sophie and her family would not have me celebrate Christmas by myself. “Christmas has [...] It’s been raining almost non-stop for three days along the coast, and we all had enough now. So this morning when I woke up and noticed it wasn’t raining anymore, I was out of the apartment to see what the Med looked like. It actually looked the same at 9 o’clock in the morning as [...] AP Photo/Seth Wenig NY, NY I owe you all a huge apology for not writing for more than a month. I don’t know if it’s because my mind froze in this cold weather that I am not used to anymore, or because I have spent almost every day at the hospital and rehab with Sophie [...] Yesterday was another magnificent day; it was sunny and the mercury was around 70°F. Perfect day for a walk, actually it’s always nice to go for a walk along the Mediterranean. But this week-end we had the Chestnut Festival in Cagnes-sur-Mer. The city had closed a couple of streets around the main ‘place’ and there [...] When I first moved here, I had set my mind to find the best bread and butter as I missed it so much since I left Montréal. I believe bread is the essence of life. We break bread as a way to share with others. Every culture has their own bread, for some it’s pita, [...] When I arrived to Cagnes-sur-Mer six months ago, the first thing is did was put my flip-flops on and went walking along the beach to explore a little. I loved that the beach was just steps away from Sophie’s house, and now I am even closer to the beach. I loved that the [...] |
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