Lord have mercy! I mean that! I am just miserable mes amis! I have to say--I have been down with the lovely shared snottiness of 'les enfants'
and even at this moment my head is pounding, my eyes are tearing and
my nose is running (sorry for the details!) I have not posted since
last Friday--almost a week ago---Ooh la vache!
Not
for lack of wonderful things to post about, I promise you--and I will!
But along with the heady-sinus thing I have also been having some
'interesting' days and moments in the past few weeks (and sadly, not all
good) that have kept my mind elsewhere. There have been a lot of talks
with the 'BIG-Guy' up there and a few moments just concentrating on the
next breath.... so there it is. Such is life--times like this do come
and go, and focus on what is important does return as the result.
.... and today-- I want to focus on the joy of friendship--hugely important, non?
Way up there on the top of the list! Remember in my last post (yes--it
was a while ago so maybe you should go back and take a peek to
refresh!) I mentioned that mon amie, Kim was coming for a
visit. I have to confess that prior to last weekends visit, I knew Kim
only as a very lovely lady who shopped at Sunday Brocantes and who is an interior designer
in Kentucky. We had several chatty exchanges and shared blog posts and
thanks to the closeness allowed by Internet---we became friends. So
when she mentioned she was coming to Paris in September-- I was excited!
I didn't count on plans to meet-up to work out--but I certainly hoped
we might!
We
live a two hour train ride outside of Paris so not exactly convenient
to the city of lights--but do-able for a day trip if you are game! And
Kim and her sweet 'mari' Tim--were!
In
fact--I think she could be a travel consultant or tour guide in her
next life because you would not believe all that she squeezed in (aside
from the day trip to Normandy!) on their short trip! I am pretty sure
they did not miss ONE landmark, venue, market.....oh, except maybe for
Napoleon's tomb--because that is what they missed out on by coming to
visit me!
I
won't tell too much about the visit--I would rather show pictures!
Kim, I am sure, will do a blog post on it and I will share the link--so
you can dream about the ultimate trip to France as well!
The plan for the day; markets, brocantes, a stroll around chic-Deauville, lunch, more walking, antique shops .....
We
walked them all over our 'neighborhood'! And did you notice not
one....not ONE...picture of me and Kim? Oh, the curse of the
photographer! She has promised to email one to me thank goodness! As
soon as she gets her bearings back and things settle and the jet-lag
cools off I am sure! (And has time to go through her 1000's of pictures
that SHE took during her trip to France!)
More soon mes amis! I am off to brew a strong cup of tea--and maybe sneak in a little nap!
Hope you had a great week so far!
A bientot!
Wonderful pictures. What a fun surprise to see Kim, whose blog I follow! And I'll be looking for a picture of the two of you when she posts.
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Thanks Mary Alice! It was such a treat to meet her in person! Kim & Tim are lovely--and we had a great visit--but too short! (even though we 'forced' them to miss their train back to Paris and they had to take one two hours later!)
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see Kim's pictures too!
WOW! What a lovely post, Cat. All the pictures are awesome and we can't thank you enough for hosting us for the day. Meeting you guys and coming to Normandy was certainly a highlight of our trip to France. We'll have to stay in Normandy next time so we can have more time to explore all there is to do.
ReplyDeleteHi Cat. Found you through my friend Kim's post today, and I'm glad I did.
ReplyDeleteBonjour Rosemary! Bienvenue! : )
ReplyDeleteAnd Kim--I am already excited about your next visit---we only scratched the surface mon amie!
: )
xx Cat
Cat, you have a wonderful blog...Kim is a sweetheart of a lady...it looked as though she just belonged in Paris...I know how much she treasured her trip to Paris and meeting you....how wonderful to meet up with a friend you got to know thru blogging...I loved the picture of the two of you she posted!!...Like you have been best friends forever....I am a new follower!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful blog! We were in France in April and I can't stop thinking about it. Can't wait to go back. In the meantime, I can read your posts about your beautiful country!
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