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We are HERE! (OLD Post from Beijing!)
NOTE: Just found this post in my draft folder! So, I decided to post it! NINE years later!The techcomm delegation is in Beijing. For some reason, I can't get into the techcomm.livejournal blog, so I'm...
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A few thoughts for New Year
It's a quiet day in my life today...lots of thinking going on. Here are a few of the topics:1. In two days, it will only be 6 months until my retirement date!2. Jeanne is arriving in a week--I still...
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Looking back at 2017
It's the Second Day of January. A new year has begun. Unfortunately, I spent the First Day of the New Year being a slug. I had high hopes of being productive so that I could set the pattern. Not too...
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Linda's Life Changes...
The first couple of months of this year have been pretty good. I'm moving forward into making the decisions that will bring me into retirement. I have spoken to my financial consultant, researched...
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Article 20
YIKES...just yikes.Not sure what's going on. I'm truly upended today. Had a stressful day yesterday trying to prep for a new instructor coming here (work) to do a 2-day class. LOTS of stuff went...
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Article 19
What You Think about You Bring about!So, just how many years have I been thinking about Paris? Let's see, my first trip there was in 1977. Forty years? My best trip yet was in 1995...and then I had...
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Hellos and Goodbyes...
Hellos and goodbyes come in many guises...some direct, some indirect. Some are spiritual, some specifically tangible. But, no matter what form they take, they can be emotional--both positive and...
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Article 17
Good morning, World!This post is a test to see if I can manage blogging on my iPad. I can’t decide if I can manage the trip in August with only the iPad, and NOT my laptop! So, I’ll be experimenting...
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Article 16
Still exploring possibilities for my writing in Paris. It’s looking like I can make this iPad work. I only need to figure out how to manipulate formatting and picture uploads, etc. the pic I uploaded...
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Article 15
LLO's Paris Pilgrimage #1Three Days 'til Liftoff...Three days from now, I'll be in the air, headed to New York, where I will change planes and then fly to ORLY! How can it all be happening? Sometimes,...
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Day Three: Versailles and a delightful neighborhood dinnerDisclaimer: Haven't figured out how to get my pictures from my iPhone to my PC, so this blog is all words. For pics, you need to go to...
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My Paris Pilgrimage--#3
Day 4 in Paris (27 August--with recap of first days)Every day is wonderful...even when they aren't. I'm hopeful that I can catch all of you up a bit. First things first: I have pictures to share!...
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My Paris Pilgrimage #4
Tuesday, 28 August, A Taste of the FutureSo, this morning started slowly again. S&B slept in a bit since they were so tired from yesterday's adventures. Decision was to go to Montmartre and Sacre...
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Sorry folks, I’m remiss in blogging, but I’m safe and doing well. I’ll try to post stories and pix tomorrow. Today was my first day alone and I didn’t even leave my apartment! Needed to recharge after...
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My Paris Pilgrimage #5
Holy Hailstones! I didn't realize it had been since 28 August that I'd blogged! Sorry to all of you who do NOT have FB or Instagram. I actually have been posting in those spots fairly often, so if...
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My Paris Pilgrimage #6
Day of the Dead & BeautifulAn overall view through video of just one area of this magnificent cemetery...It's Sunday morning and at 1030, I have 2 cups of coffee, a banana, and some strawberries in...
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My Paris Pilgrimage #7
Close to HomeSo, it's Tuesday evening, 11 September, about 2000 (8 pm). Funny to be in a country where 9/11 isn't a national tragedy, but I didn't speak to too many people today, so perhaps if I had...
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My Paris Pilgrimage #9
Sylviane Meet Sylviane Blanchet:I met Sylviane at the cafe across the street one afternoon while sitting with Linda P. Not sure how the conversation began, but we introduced ourselves to one another...
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My Paris Pilgrimage #10
La Vie En Rose--Searching for EdithLa Vie en Rose by Edith PiafThose of you who know me well, know that I adore Edith Piaf. She's another holdover from my youth and my years in Maroc as a little girl....
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My Paris Pilgrimage #11
17 to 21 September: Jardin du Luxembourg and Fountainebleu CountryIt's Friday the 21st and I have a fairly quiet morning planned, but the day will get more exciting later today! I have plans to take...
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My Paris Pilgrimage #12
La Famille Cercley (& a little techno)It's currently Monday, 24 September, and my rendezvous with my dear friends, the Cercleys, is in the past.As I mentioned in Friday's post, I took the train...
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My Paris Pilgrimage #8
Number 8 was missing; please go to #12--it's the right one for today.It appears that I started this blog, but then started another! I"m going to post this just so that the numbering is correct. But,...
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My Paris Pilgrimage #13
Six Days' Notes from ParisHoly Moley! A whole week has gone by since my last post--almost! It's Sunday, the 30th. Last day of September 2018--the month that will historically go down as my full month...
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My Paris Pilgrimage Ends (#14)
Home Again, Home Again...And then, it was over...My previous blog post was on 30 September, today is Monday, 8 October! It's EARLY morning in San Diego as I write this. Still dealing with jet lag that...
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Finding My New Normal
Well, it's a bitch living up to the excitement of Paris now that I'm back in La Mesa, CA. I am not even posting to Facebook often. A friend called to ask why and my response was that after 2 months in...
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