tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post774394587672639763..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: The fog liftingKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79420139054434359752009-10-29T21:39:15.391+01:002009-10-29T21:39:15.391+01:00A very moving description of the funeral and loss ...A very moving description of the funeral and loss of your friend. It's always hard but especially so when someone dies suddenly and at a young age. Time will heal, but it will take time.Gabbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21976301848398713022009-10-28T21:04:34.895+01:002009-10-28T21:04:34.895+01:00Hi Ken, tough old week and its good to hear you...Hi Ken, tough old week and its good to hear you're bearing up and in good spirits. You'vve certainly been in our thoughts.<br />You might be interested to know that in London, blackish rules, but with a pink tie. I haven't got one (my ties all date from the mid 90's and before) and I always feel like a bumpkin as a result when I have to go there. I even went to a tie shop to buy one but they were 40-60 GBP....For that I'm happy feeling like a bumpkin!<br /><br />NickNickLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10597310462094749435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79727086342243813252009-10-28T20:07:47.530+01:002009-10-28T20:07:47.530+01:00Black is the official color of Paris.Black is the official color of Paris.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42204078650237147082009-10-28T16:52:59.539+01:002009-10-28T16:52:59.539+01:00Oh, now I understand some of your emotions, Ken.
W...Oh, now I understand some of your emotions, Ken.<br />We don't get to say goodbye when our loved ones die like that. OTOH for the person who dies- it must be a good thing. <br /><br />My parents always wanted to die in their sleep, but that didn't happen...<br /><br />Your blog is good in many ways-there is so much shock when a friend dies. Sharing your thoughts with us is helpful to both you and us, your readers since deaths like Jean Luc's will happen and have happened to us all. Such is life.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-3465527115097405462009-10-28T14:32:02.032+01:002009-10-28T14:32:02.032+01:00Cheryl, just finished lunch and I'm going over...Cheryl, just finished lunch and I'm going over to see S. Need to help her with some computer/Internet difficulties. But I'm fine.<br /><br />Evelyn, my emotion had somehow passed before the funeral. I guess the blog absorbed a lot of it. I was fine. This whole episode has been emotional for me because my father died exactly the same way, in his sleep. And I fear it might happen to me one day.<br /><br />Melinda, lord no, people here don't wear black! They wear a lot of plaid and stripes, and colors. Remember, as they say, "Paris, c'est aussi la France." In other words, it's very different from the rest of the country, but it's still French.<br /><br />In Paris and places like San Francisco and New York, as Walt likes to say, people will just wear black — "until something darker comes along."<br /><br />I wore black and gray to the funeral. Weird for me. I'll have to post a picture.<br /><br />Hi Nadège, hi Jean!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14487615811109548312009-10-28T14:06:05.869+01:002009-10-28T14:06:05.869+01:00Must seem eerily quiet for you today (Wednesday) a...Must seem eerily quiet for you today (Wednesday) after the events of the past week and Walt's departure. Take time to take care of yourself.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57081563196051595872009-10-28T14:04:30.874+01:002009-10-28T14:04:30.874+01:00I'm glad you found that fellow to talk with- y...I'm glad you found that fellow to talk with- you gave him a link to Jean Luc and the community. Your day of departures must have been a pretty emotional experience for you, I know it would have been for me.<br /><br />When I saw the train station crowd, I had the thought that they were a sophisticated group.<br /><br />Good luck at being a single parent for a couple of weeks.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-92155402083158685562009-10-28T13:40:54.687+01:002009-10-28T13:40:54.687+01:00do the locals in your area not dress predominantly...do the locals in your area not dress predominantly in black as the people do in paris??melindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34898753361726346882009-10-28T11:47:12.736+01:002009-10-28T11:47:12.736+01:00Yesterday must have been really sad, but now life ...Yesterday must have been really sad, but now life goes on. Very glad to know Walt had a safe trip.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43657808496981767972009-10-28T08:51:01.549+01:002009-10-28T08:51:01.549+01:00A lovely description of the scene, Ken. Very movi...A lovely description of the scene, Ken. Very moving.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.com