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Fascicle 10, Livre II – decembre 2024 La vie continue
Just to keep everything in perspective, the above is a montage of images that NASA posted on Instagram of the JWST’s pictures of the “Sombrero” Galaxy, ngc 5494, (It gets its name from its unusually large central bulge and its perimeter of dust that gives it a profile resembling a sombrero) 30 million light years…
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Fascicle 9, Livre II – novembre 2024 La vie continue
October – Anniversaries Here – and There Monday, October the 14th marked the first anniversary of our departure from the United States on a rainy Saturday from Dulles InternaƟonal on an Air France to Paris, Charles De Gaulle arriving the next morning and connecting to a flight here. What a year it has been for…
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Fascicle 8, Livre II – Octobre 2024 La vie continue
A Septembre ce « Remembre » There is no verb “se remembre” in French. Our English verb “to remember” can be translated as either “se souvenir” or “se rappeler” depending upon context. “Se rappeler” is to recall facts such as “je rappel mon mot de passe“ (I remember my password) but “se souvenir” is to recall something deeper,…
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Fascicle 7, Livre II – septembre 2024 La vie continue
1 Août – Adieu 55 bis Ave. Georges Clemenceau,Bonjour 123 Rue Alexandra David NeelEt la vie en N° 506 Higher Roch ! Even though moving is one of life’s vicissitudes that, along with root canals and major surgeries, one seldom looks forward to with much enthusiasm, for this one we got up before dawn, eager…
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Fascicle 6, Livre II –août 2024 La vie continue
This August edition, all about our very event-filled July, is being sent today because tomorrow and the next day, August 1, are going to be super event-filled! Tomorrow we sign our lease for 123 Rue Alexndra David Neel, No. 506 in this building called Higher Roch: July 3rd – Montpellier’s Blues Festival at Promenade du…
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Fascicle 5, Livre II – juli 2024 La vie continue
June “Busted” Out All Over (Apologies to Rogers and Hammerstein) June (on the 12th) marked the beginning of a new year for me, and all I will say about that is “keep ‘em coming!” There is nothing that we enjoy more than playing tour guides for those who come to visit us here, and this…
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Fasc. IV, Lvr. II – juin 2024 La vie continue
May Was a Marvellous Month And a merry one too! With warmer (but not too warm) days, longer hours of daylight, and more sun webegan to really enjoy spring. Clear blue skies over Place de la Comedié (below) made it delightful, while the Ligne 5 tram’s rails are starting to go in place (above) and…
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Fasc. 3, Lvr. III – mai 2024 La vie continue
April Was for Avignon And for a lot of other things too, but Avignon was the highlight for us. This April is noticeably cooler than what we experienced last year, and with a lot more wind. We also had a marvelous return visit to Palavas-les-Flots at the beginning of the month. Situated at the mouth…
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Fascicle 2, Livre II La vie continue
– Aux Armes ! Citoyens ! … Mon panthéon des auteurs des très belles-lettres de France This is my panthéon of my French literary “heroes” and “heroines”, the authors whom I consider to be the best in the history of French literature. It is personal and quite arbitrary. I have selected them from a very long list…
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Fascicle 1, Livre II, Notre Avenue des Champs-Élysées
(Also known in Montpellier as Avenue Georges Clemenceau) Clockwise from top left: 1. the entrance to our building 2. looking back toward our building at 55 bis Ave. Georges Clemenceau 3. looking up toward Cour Gambetta 4. looking down Ave. Georges Clemenceau from Cour Gambetta The name of a mysterious place in Greek mythology –…
La Vie de Montpellier 