Walking the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral is a really wonderful mystical experience for those open to connecting to their soul path. I made it my sole purpose of going there to walk and spend the night to take in their famous light festival. I wanted to share my rather strange, unsettling and spiritual experience. …
The COVID Pandemic has been like a long dark cloud that continues to overshadow our lives. The fear and uncertainty that has been plaguing us all for over a year and a half has taken its toll. Whatever else was going on in your life, before and during; be it a broken relationship, depression, grief, …
COVID Stress Syndrome, It Is Perfectly Ok To Admit You Are Not OK! Read More »
Listen, this may seem like a pretty petty post. The title borders on the ridiculous perhaps. Anyhow, I am writing; however vapid the subject, except for my reflections on La Tour de France. Nothing serious or important, just a glimpse into one of my recent Sundays and my thoughts on competition. Why? Racing came into …
Racing Around; My Sunday Pastry Versus La Tour de France Read More »
I have a beach obsession. Call it a call of the ocean perhaps. A need to feel and see the sea. To be right next to it. Especially falling asleep to the sounds of waves. The call is primordial and the connotations are spiritual. The fluidity, expansiveness, currents and continuity remind me of God, as …
June is Pride month when Pride parades allow LGBTQ+ people to come out and be as wild, outlandish, and exuberantly flamboyant as they want. It’s all great fun and a joyous occasion to be seen and heard. Being who you are is about the healthiest accomplishment you can do in living your life. It’s the …
My surprise country Sejour in the Berry department of France had a miserable start, but in the end was very refreshing and enjoyable.
The fact that Notre Dame is still standing is said to have been a miracle. The mere reality that you and I are still here having survived so far the 8th deadliest global pandemic is also a miracle! Sunday, I spent a good part of my afternoon doing what I love to do on a …
Notre Dame, A Symbol of Our Own Resiliency, Renewal and Resurrection Read More »
As you probably already know, the Netflix series Emily in Paris was derided by the French as being way too glossy, superficial, and unrealistic. In brief, way too Hollywoodian. I have never seen the programs, but from what I know about this popular television series, I would say yes, but so what? Hollywood has never …
Hemmingway described Paris being a movable feast. Certainly, it is with all the beautiful sights, but also a tantalizing olfactory feast for your nose! Because of recent confinements, when I couldn’t go around as freely as before, I started to be more nostalgic of some of the marvelous smells of Paris. I don’t go anywhere …
After a week of sub-zero temperatures, the weather flip-flopped with a sneak preview of spring. A rare treat in February for Paris! My first thoughts were a walk in nature. With a 6pm curfew, wherever we went, it had to be close to Paris, so as not to be stuck in the habitual bumper-to-bumper late …
Château Gardens, Church of Miracles and Covid Reflections Read More »
Sometimes love is not meant to bloom. It is a hard cruel fact of human life for some of us. If you know of someone having recently experienced a broken relationship or unrequited love, let them know you care and send them this post. Nothing like Valentine’s Day to rip up a wounded heart in …
Hallelujah! Thanks to Maurice, the rooster, and Sésame the horse, both of whom drew the most national outrage and attention, the ordinary sounds and smells you encounter in rural France are now formally protected by a new national French law. They and other normal country beings all did their part in helping bring about much-needed …
Sounds and Smells of Rural French Countryside Now Protected by Law Read More »