28 April 2022

Reims : mes dernières photos de la cathédrale Notre-Dame

    


    

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P.S. We took delivery of our new motobineuse (rototiller) yesterday afternoon. It's a much lighter-weight machine than the one we had to get rid of last week. Well see if it can do the job. I'm sure it will be easier for us to haul around. So now it's really time to start working on the vegetable garden plot, which might be smaller than in past years.

36 comments:

  1. Earlier this month, I came to the conclusion that it was desirable for me to abstain commenting for the time being since Ken considers my comments as either negative or offensive, or both, in essence, and I certainly don’t want him to feel that way!
    Now, I’m trying to reconsider. So let see how this will be understood as it is the way I see it.
    Chagall is far from being my favorite painter and I feel the same about the color blue, but here, the effect is great. Very airy, if you see what I’m trying to say.
    I have felt that way about Chagall since I saw his ceiling at the Paris Opéra, le Palais Garnier, six or seven decades ago. In a certain way, he is similar to Grandma Moses. They are both folk artists.
    The rototiler looks great. I hope it won’t be too hard to operate.

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    1. I hate the new way to be commenting!

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    2. I don't know what you're talking about. I didn't design the Blogger blog interface. And what's wrong with folk artists, anyway? I bet they don't care if you like their paintings or not. I sure don't.

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    3. Remember this: On ne discûte pas des goûts et des couleurs.

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    4. Sans la liberté de blâmer, il n’est point d’éloge flatteur! Figaro. Beaumarchais.

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    5. I didn’t say the new box for commenting was your fault, I blame Blogger.

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  2. I think we're having an American vs. French cultural difference. Blâme ailleurs !

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  3. Chagall’s style is not always my favorite, but I love the quality of the design and craftsmanship of these vitraux< /i>. Fortunately, I love blue LOL, but, it’s true that there is a predominance of blue in these windows.
    Judy

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  4. Oh boy…. Trying to comment from my iPad is always awkward, hence the messy html code issue LOL

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    1. I have a hard time commenting from my Android tablets too.

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  5. Chm, what is your favorite color? Gray? Beige?

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    1. Red, yellow and green.

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    2. I can't imagine having a favorite color.

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    3. You should have liked my yellow-tinged veal stew, if yellow is one of your (numerous) favorite colors. Why do you wear only gray and beige clothes? Or sometimes dark brown, pour varier les plaisirs. C'est un peu terne, tout ça.

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    4. Who said I didn’t like it? I said jaunette like blanquette. No offense there.

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  6. By the way, according to the Fr/Eng dictionary, French blâmer means not only to blame but also to reprimand, to rebuke.

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    1. Tell that to Le Figaro and Beaumarchais!

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    2. I think it's a little late to tell Beaumarchais anything.

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  7. Love your new tiller. I tilled my father's garden with his Troy Built a few times- it was very heavy! I remember how nice his dirt was when I finished.

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  8. Nice to see you again, CHM! I enjoy your comments even when you disagree with our author ( sort of like a family disagreement- you still are friends). As for paintings, I judge art by the way it makes me feel. It is interesting to compare artists but judging can take some of the joy away. I guess we all have our favorite artists according to our own tastes. I like the spiritual quality of Chagall's work although I have only seen the chapel in Vence. I will always wish that I had visited the Opera in Paris.

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    1. Thank you, dear Evelyn, for introducing a little sanity into this discussion.

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    2. Thank you Evelyn for your kind words. It is probably the last time I ever comment on Ken’s blog. I’ll keep reading it first thing in the morning because I like it and it is always interesting. If my comments hurt Ken’s feelings, I’d better abstain saying what is my reaction to any of his posts.

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    3. Charles-Henry, your comments don't hurt my feelings. They frequently mystify me. I often think that is because English is not your native language, and I could well be misinterpreting your meaning. The tone might not correspond to what you meant it to be. When you have supportive, positive, informational, instructive comments on a post, please leave them. Just omit the snarky, critical, sarcastic, bombastic comments. I do this blog because it's fun. When it's not fun because of negative, haughty, "pissy" comments, I wonder why I bother. Or why I continue to leave such comments visible on the blog. Maybe I should be authoritarian and just refuse all comments or at least turn on comment "moderation" so that all comments are pre-approved by me before appearing on the blog. When you say you want to be free to blâmer, I have to wonder what there is on my blog that is so objectionable as to merit your rebukes. Cool down. Get a grip. I really hate that all this stuff has to appear in the blog comments.

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    4. You may not be aware of it, but your answer is offensive. Cool down. Get a grip.

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    5. I may not be aware of it, but when you do your own blog and I can comment on it, we will see. I'd love to comment on your blog!

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    6. Let's turn this page. Tomorrow is a new day. Every moment counts- we realize that at our ages.

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    7. Unfortunately, I’m not savvy enough to deal with the intricacies of building a blog. And lying down 24/7 in a bed what kind of post could I write? Life in a rehab facility is not very exciting. I could tell how excited I am to think that after several months I might try to learn how to walk again. How interesting is that?

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  9. Your learning to walk again would be newsworthy for sure. I admire your courage. My dad lived to age 98. He used to say, "once a man, twice a child." Take care now. Bon courage.

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    1. Thank you again dear Evelyn for your kind words. The varicose ulcer that I had on one foot made it very painful to stand on that leg. It has been going on for almost a year. It is only after they changed the dressing to a honey based one that it began to heal. As i said, now I can see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. In a week or two I might to be able to stand on that leg without pain. Please keep your fingers crossed. Best to you and Lewis.

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    2. Again, dear Evelyn, thank you for your kind words.

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    3. Wishing you a continued and complete recovery, Charles-Henry.

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  10. What else did we do in Reims?

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