Hidden gardens, mansions, and spectacular places not otherwise open to the public are the jewels I love seeing during the weekend of Journees Patrimone or heritage days. A lot of monuments, châteaux and museums are generally open for free as well. I look forward to it each year and always marvel at the secret beauty …
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I have always admired the Dutch for their avant garde approaches to societal problems and have been aware of their innovative flood prevention ideas that deserve a closer look. Instead of trying to defy and out fox mother nature, the Dutch have decided to plan ahead for the volatile wiles of dame nature. That comes …
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Jean Jacques Henner may not be well known, especially outside of France, but his nudes, religious subjects and portraits are beautiful and very provocative. There is very little written about his life, but his art speaks volumes about this obscure artist seen in a self portrait as a young man. The first time I saw …
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I really wasn’t in the mood to celebrate my birthday. To fully celebrate my own birthday when I have lost my son is not possible right now. Walking in Paris provides great distraction for me, and fortunately is still enjoyable. It is also good therapy for the bereaved and depressed. After the onslaught of a …
Terrorism never starts suddenly in a vacuum or out of the blue. No, it starts by ignorance, lack of empathy, and prejudice that grows into intolerance for those different from you. They could have a different color of skin, a different nationality, a different religion, different sexual orientation or a different ethnicity. Prejudice mixed with scapegoating …
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August the 15th is Assumption Day and a national holiday in France. I will be joining the Mother Mary procession along the Seine. It is a special day of celebration for Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, who call it the Dormition of Mary. Assumption is my favourite Marian holiday, that is also the anniversary of …
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Parisian pleasures are waiting to be discovered in strolling aimlessly around the many different quartiers of Paris. I just happened to be in the Beaubourg and lower Marais this Sunday, in search of joy and distraction. When I don’t have any particular plans, nor any big event beckoning me, and it isn’t free museum Sunday, …
People often ask me about personality disorders and the pathological traits seen in them. I am going to describe pathological traits that we see in Narcissistic, Borderline and Antisocial or Sociopathic personality disorders. The DSM V has put them in a specific cluster of personality disorders because they often share pathological traits with each other. …
Saturday I wanted to get in another walk in my neighborhood before starting dinner, which is hard for me to find the energy to do right now. There was my ever present heaviness of heart that just is a part of me now; that this city girl needed to be alone with. Sometimes one …
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Paris is privileged to welcome many great ballet companies every year, but I was totally surprised to see Ballet de Cuba was on its way. Ballet de Cuba is not a ballet corps you expect to see, and for many, including myself, constituted a surprise that one even exists. Little did I know that …
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No, I haven’t been digging around Paris, but plenty of archeologists do daily. I was able to see first hand what archeologists really do and see some very fascinating documents at the National Archives where the archeological festival was held. Paris has many treasures and secrets buried beneath this old city. Though the underground looks …
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This is for those of us who are dealing with grief, losses of any kind, depression, physical or mental illness or any difficult life situation. Climbing out of a deep valley of despair is treacherous at best and setbacks are to be expected. The slippery slope of recovery is difficult to tackle, even to those …
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