Tag Archives: France
The Longest Day Revisited
I was planning on a reflective piece today, to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the Normandy landings in the Second World War. I was going to reflect on my childhood, watch the veterans of the Great War age. Now, the youngest those who fought in that second global conflict are almost a century old. Soon […]
A Different View
Renovation time, and I had to move my filing cabinet. Which, as you know, is easier said than done. Paper weighs a lot. Even with the ongoing shredding of unnecessary documents and records, the filing cabinet was full. It certainly couldn’t have been moved from the basement to the second floor without being emptied. Well, […]
Quite The View
It’s Flashback Friday. Today’s post first ran on January 12, 2015. Standing on the ramparts of Caen Castle in Normandy gave us a good view of the town. Today rather than hearing from me, I thought perhaps the pictures should tell the story. I must confess I have no idea what any of these buildings […]
The Check-In
It’s Flashback Friday. Today’s post first ran on January 5, 2015. Technology, when it works, is a blessing. It makes our lives easier and more efficient and provides all sorts of benefits. When it doesn’t work it can be a major frustration. Traveling is so much more pleasant when you can check into a flight […]
It Isn’t Over Yet
This Saturday we will pause to remember Canada’s war dead. As we lead up to this time I am reposting some of my earlier reflections on war and the battlefields. This one is from September 2014. A century later, it haunts them still. The last Canadian veteran of the First World War died in 2010, […]
All About The Cloth
When I travel I try to balance what I see. There are must-see sites like the pyramids, but you can learn as much about history in places that are not on the beaten track. Today though, one of those”must see” places that I wrote about in 2014. When it all boils down to it, it’s […]
A D-Day Anniversay
Today is the 79th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France, the first step in liberating occupied Europe from Nazi domination. I thought it might be appropriate to repeat this post from 2014. They knew it was coming. Not the exact date or time, but there was a sense of inevitability. One day they would […]
The Long Wait
Today is the 78th anniversary of D-Day, the start of the battle to retake Europe from the Nazis. It seems appropriate to revisit one of my first posts, written at the site and posted in 2014. Today is also, barring unforseen circumstances, the last day of my trip I am looking forward to being back […]
A Picture Is Worth…
Welcome to re-run time. Some of my favorite posts, mostly older and travel related, while I myself am on the road. This post, from 2014 gave new meaning to an old proverb. If a picture really is worth a thousand words, then I don’t need to say too much today. Maybe it’s my eyes, but […]
Not Your Average Cloth
Welcome to re-run time. Some of my favorite posts, mostly older and travel related, while I myself am on the road. While I am away I am busily writing new material which will start appearing here when I get home next month. I’m already looking forward to sharing the new material with you and hope […]
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