tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15192725588585872542024-02-07T04:24:07.425+01:00 DTSAR.ДЦАРЬ French Lifestyle, Artistic and Cultural. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-69274764802804596022013-04-15T12:13:00.000+02:002013-04-15T12:13:56.735+02:00Find Your Version Of A Happy Pill And TAKE IT!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The sun is powerful friend to have because she always sheds light on situations (pun very much intended). Friday I had what the French would call <span style="line-height: 15px;">"<u>péter un câble</u>" I went crazy, solitude is a bitch!! alors Lyon again was calling my name. We went to Lyon and took in all that was there for me that simply means Cafe-ing it just relaxing listening to the latest crazes the locals are following. That alone was my version of popping a 'happy pill' & It worked!!</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Sunday was a day for romance and profiting with the sun, Dams Solly and I went to a beautiful lake with a picnic in tow later I've learned that's his version of a 'happy pill' such tranquillity but also a day away took any depressing thoughts I had & let them go. I do believe in change of the norms and to not become introverted, guarding loneliness inside we all feel it sometimes and others more, is a real demise and nobody needs to feel that way so find your 'joie de vie' and take it for all its worth be it in a noisy cafe or by a quiet lake. </i></span></span><br />
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Great piece of writing by Russell Brand, I'm shocked by how well written and thorough the piece is.<br />
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One Sunday recently while staying in London, I took a stroll in the gardens of Temple, the insular clod of quads and offices between the Strand and the Embankment. It's kind of a luxury rent-controlled ghetto for lawyers and barristers, and there is a beautiful tailors, a fine chapel, established by the Knights Templar (from which the compound takes its name), a twee cottage designed by Sir Christopher Wren and a rose garden; which I never promised you.</div>
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My mate John and I were wandering there together, he expertly proselytising on the architecture and the history of the place, me pretending to be Rumpole of the Bailey (quietly in my mind), when we spied in the distant garden a hunched and frail figure, in a raincoat, scarf about her head, watering the roses under the breezy supervision of a masticating copper. "What's going on there, mate?" John asked a nearby chippy loading his white van. "Maggie Thatcher," he said. "Comes here every week to water them flowers." The three of us watched as the gentle horticultural ritual was feebly enacted, then regarded the Iron Lady being helped into the back of a car and trundling off. In this moment she inspired only curiosity, a pale phantom, dumbly filling her day. None present eyed her meanly or spoke with vitriol and it wasn't until an hour later that I dreamt up an Ealing comedy-style caper in which two inept crooks kidnap Thatcher from the garden but are unable to cope with the demands of dealing with her, and finally give her back. This reverie only occurred when the car was out of view. In her diminished presence I stared like an amateur astronomer unable to describe my awe at this distant phenomenon.</div>
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When I was a kid, Thatcher was the headmistress of our country. Her voice, a bellicose yawn, somehow both boring and boring – I could ignore the content but the intent drilled its way in. She became leader of the Conservatives the year I was born and prime minister when I was four. She remained in power till I was 15. I am, it's safe to say, one of Thatcher's children. How then do I feel on the day of this matriarchal mourning?</div>
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I grew up in Essex with a single mum and a go-getter Dagenham dad. I don't know if they ever voted for her, I don't know if they liked her. My dad, I suspect, did. He had enough Del Boy about him to admire her coiffured virility – but in a way Thatcher was so omnipotent; so omnipresent, so omni-everything that all opinion was redundant.</div>
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As I scan the statements of my memory bank for early deposits (it'd be a kid's memory bank account at a neurological NatWest where you're encouraged to become a greedy little capitalist with an escalating <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/family" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Family">family</a>of porcelain pigs), I see her in her hairy helmet, condescending on Nationwide, eviscerating eunuch MPs and baffled BBC fuddy duddies with her General Zodd stare and coldly condemning the IRA. And the miners. And the single mums. The dockers. The poll-tax rioters. The Brixton rioters, the Argentinians, teachers; everyone actually.</div>
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Thinking about it now, when I was a child she was just a strict woman telling everyone off and selling everything off. I didn't know what to think of this fearsome woman.</div>
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Perhaps my early apathy and indifference are a result of what Thatcher deliberately engendered, the idea that "there is no such thing as society", that we are alone on our journey through life, solitary atoms of consciousness. Or perhaps it was just because I was a little kid and more interested in them Weetabix skinheads, Roland Rat and Knight Rider. Either way, I'm an adult now and none of those things are on telly any more so there's no excuse for apathy.</div>
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When John Lennon was told of Elvis Presley's death, he famously responded: "Elvis died when he joined the army," meaning of course, that his combat clothing and clipped hair signalled the demise of the thrusting, Dionysian revolution of which he was the immaculate emblem.</div>
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When I awoke today on LA time my phone was full of impertinent digital eulogies. It'd be disingenuous to omit that there were a fair number of ding-dong-style celebratory messages amidst the pensive reflections on the end of an era. Interestingly, one mate of mine, a proper leftie, in his heyday all Red Wedge and right-on punch-ups, was melancholy. "I thought I'd be overjoyed, but really it's just … another one bites the dust …" This demonstrates, I suppose, that if you opposed Thatcher's ideas it was likely because of their lack of compassion, which is really just a word for love. If love is something you cherish, it is hard to glean much joy from death, even in one's enemies.</div>
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Perhaps, though, Thatcher "the monster" didn't die yesterday from a stroke, perhaps that Thatcher died as she sobbed self-pitying tears as she was driven, defeated, from Downing Street, ousted by her own party. By then, 1990, I was 15, adolescent and instinctively anti-establishment enough to regard her disdainfully. I'd unthinkingly imbibed enough doctrine to know that, troubled as I was, there was little point looking elsewhere for support. I was on my own. We are all on our own. Norman Tebbit, one of Thatcher's acolytes and fellow "Munsters evacuee", said when the National Union of Mineworkers eventually succumbed to the military onslaught and starvation over which she presided: "We didn't just break the strike, we broke the spell." The spell he was referring to is the unseen bond that connects us all and prevents us from being subjugated by tyranny. The spell of community.</div>
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Those strikes were confusing to me as a child. All of the Tory edicts that bludgeoned our nation, as my generation squirmed through ghoulish puberty, were confusing. When all the public amenities were flogged, the adverts made it seem to my childish eyes fun and positive, jaunty slogans and affable British stereotypes jostling about in villages, selling people companies that they'd already paid for through tax. I just now watched the British Gas one again. It's like a whimsical live-action episode of Postman Pat where his cat is craftily carved up and sold back to him.</div>
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"The News" was the pompous conduit through which we suckled at the barren baroness through newscaster wet-nurses, naturally; not direct from the steel teat. Jan Leeming, Sue Lawley, Moira Stuart – delivering doctrine with sterile sexiness, like a butterscotch-scented beige vapour. To use a less bizarre analogy: if Thatcher was the headmistress, they were junior teachers, authoritative but warm enough that you could call them "mum" by accident. You could never call Margaret Mother by mistake. For a national matriarch she is oddly unmaternal. I always felt a bit sorry for her biological children Mark and Carol, wondering from whom they would get their cuddles. "Thatcher as mother" seemed, to my tiddly mind, anathema. How could anyone who was so resolutely <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/margaretthatcher" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> be anything else? In the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/jan/05/the-iron-lady-film-review" style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" title="">Meryl Streep film</a>, The Iron Lady, it's the scenes of domesticity that appear most absurd. Knocking up a flan for Denis or helping Carol with her algebra or Mark with his gun-running, are jarring distractions from the main narrative; woman as warrior queen.</div>
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It always struck me as peculiar, too, when the Spice Girls briefly championed Thatcher as an early example of girl power. I don't see that. She is an anomaly; a product of the freak-onomy of her time. Barack Obama, interestingly, said in his statement that she had "broken the glass ceiling for other women". Only in the sense that all the women beneath her were blinded by falling shards. She is an icon of individualism, not of feminism.</div>
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I have few recollections of Thatcher after the slowly chauffeured, weepy Downing Street cortege. I'd become a delinquent, living on heroin and benefit fraud.</div>
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There were sporadic resurrections. She would appear in public to drape a hankie over a model BA plane tailfin because she disliked the unpatriotic logo with which they'd replaced the union flag (maybe don't privatise BA then), or to shuffle about some country pile arm in arm with a doddery Pinochet and tell us all what a fine fellow he was. It always irks when rightwing folk demonstrate in a familial or exclusive setting the values that they deny in a broader social context. They're happy to share big windfall bonuses with their cronies, they'll stick up for deposed dictator chums when they're down on their luck, they'll find opportunities in business for people they care about. I hope I'm not being reductive but it seems Thatcher's time in power was solely spent diminishing the resources of those who had least for the advancement of those who had most. I know from my own indulgence in selfish behaviour that it's much easier to get what you want if you remove from consideration the effect your actions will have on others.</div>
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Is that what made her so formidable, her ability to ignore the suffering of others? Given the nature of her legacy "survival of the fittest" – a phrase that Darwin himself only used twice in On the Origin of Species, compared to hundreds of references to altruism, love and cooperation, it isn't surprising that there are parties tonight in Liverpool, Glasgow and Brixton – from where are they to have learned compassion and forgiveness?</div>
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The blunt, pathetic reality today is that a little old lady has died, who in the winter of her life had to water roses alone under police supervision. If you behave like there's no such thing as society, in the end there isn't. Her death must be sad for the handful of people she was nice to and the rich people who got richer under her stewardship. It isn't sad for anyone else. There are pangs of nostalgia, yes, because for me she's all tied up with Hi-De-Hi and Speak and Spell and Blockbusters and "follow the bear". What is more troubling is my inability to ascertain where my own selfishness ends and her neo-liberal inculcation begins. All of us that grew up under Thatcher were taught that it is good to be selfish, that other people's pain is not your problem, that pain is in fact a weakness and suffering is deserved and shameful. Perhaps there is resentment because the clemency and respect that are being mawkishly displayed now by some and haughtily demanded of the rest of us at the impending, solemn ceremonial funeral, are values that her government and policies sought to annihilate.</div>
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I can't articulate with the skill of either of "the Marks" – Steel or Thomas – why Thatcher and Thatcherism were so bad for Britain but I do recall that even to a child her demeanour and every discernible action seemed to be to the detriment of our national spirit and identity. Her refusal to stand against apartheid, her civil war against the unions, her aggression towards our neighbours in Ireland and a taxation system that was devised in the dark ages, the bombing of a retreating ship – it's just not British.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-68498457385256951132013-04-10T12:17:00.000+02:002013-04-10T12:17:28.099+02:00The Day I Discoved Lyon... Again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sun has finally arrived in my little town and Mr phone tells me the weather will improve day by day :)</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last weekend I spent a very overcast day in Lyon and I must say it was <b>fantastic</b> !!!</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We arrived and found a place to </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>At Part Dieu we decided to travel with our lunch and went to the beautiful Woko restaurant, the food was rapidly at our table and my reluctant to try new things partner loved his dish. <a href="http://www.woko.fr/" target="_blank">www.woko.fr/</a><span style="line-height: 14.53125px;"> </span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>After being very well nourished we had a browse around the adjoining shopping centre Confluence ( confluence.fr ) this place amazed my little mind France is known for its boutiques and very individual buildings but rather this shopping centre takes France into the 21 siecle . <u>Apple, H&M , Hugo Boss, Fnac</u> all under one roof as well as too many others to name. Now I like good quality but also good value and both of which you'll find in this gem in Lyons business district big cities in France often incur big prices but,not putting down my local Vienne I would get a big bang for my buck Confluence compared to other places.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>As somebody who likes a little bobo( Bourgeois-Bohemian) in my life we ventured across the pont to the very expensive district just to be there, as you do and to marvel at the shops like <span style="color: red;">Cartier, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Kenzo</span> very easy on the eye but not on the budget!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>We finished the day by strolling along the quays back to our car where a beautiful barge style restaurant was welcoming customers aboard. Lyon has quite a few nice modern surprising gem which one can find each and every time you visit the city.</i></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-21473758132965493102013-04-09T13:49:00.001+02:002013-04-09T13:49:37.749+02:00Photos Life EctSome photos from last couple of weeks I've been painting cooking baking and of course our new little Friend Solly :-) <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu25dMfrbKn1WC7Yea8TxRDRiRKgmS7V9IBWUFLSqBg-TlmSqk3_HA93TKAQvYBOwZZGUzUBijzuUXflwxwj7KTDcD8-MMRtrlCn4Q3jKuD1rgcHxqxtobQOavURiifztFjHsgYTYIeM8b/s640/blogger-image-797767471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu25dMfrbKn1WC7Yea8TxRDRiRKgmS7V9IBWUFLSqBg-TlmSqk3_HA93TKAQvYBOwZZGUzUBijzuUXflwxwj7KTDcD8-MMRtrlCn4Q3jKuD1rgcHxqxtobQOavURiifztFjHsgYTYIeM8b/s640/blogger-image-797767471.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbteYAvGOeUjZ6Pi4kgbfRKijWaTwx-wfF7zsAkc4_Wld8lM8xXwE48kj8sRygNvUK5PUxMEtAr-GGLGeW_s3pYoPBopXBO9FIutd4XkX_uto0DCVPWSh8g99O7kTQE2497nM8zQ7iD7s/s640/blogger-image-522752750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbteYAvGOeUjZ6Pi4kgbfRKijWaTwx-wfF7zsAkc4_Wld8lM8xXwE48kj8sRygNvUK5PUxMEtAr-GGLGeW_s3pYoPBopXBO9FIutd4XkX_uto0DCVPWSh8g99O7kTQE2497nM8zQ7iD7s/s640/blogger-image-522752750.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK0UBM2zfDM2frrO3oeJuNS6epVdUG4Q7W7vpjA4KhzdugTG3cjYXK9BkHPr3uYsEKxjjfaWOhhzLV8f5-vB2RFsZWyrkCAmc-mKojuEvJXkImm3Sgi9_CF-3FzIrx7uEexoB1cpa8o-r/s640/blogger-image-1308934605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpK0UBM2zfDM2frrO3oeJuNS6epVdUG4Q7W7vpjA4KhzdugTG3cjYXK9BkHPr3uYsEKxjjfaWOhhzLV8f5-vB2RFsZWyrkCAmc-mKojuEvJXkImm3Sgi9_CF-3FzIrx7uEexoB1cpa8o-r/s640/blogger-image-1308934605.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1OjQ82NNytK0qXFCEM4XqJFPNova9ctkGmBl-lw1O5S7PY8QdKtbRc7ySMy4uT6RZJDEx3YVNZf7kY_HleamxkO99M6fMip85l4dVvEyELT7_FY_HnKK3opVZRI9WYDiCPNm5vQuhOGv/s640/blogger-image-101614739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1OjQ82NNytK0qXFCEM4XqJFPNova9ctkGmBl-lw1O5S7PY8QdKtbRc7ySMy4uT6RZJDEx3YVNZf7kY_HleamxkO99M6fMip85l4dVvEyELT7_FY_HnKK3opVZRI9WYDiCPNm5vQuhOGv/s640/blogger-image-101614739.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV8FbLseGktVMt7AYmV89WH8PRQL5bIA_c-RIHHrIudr3IdnUaBrlm6Q8mCdLW1ewicQUmSbo-6n7KC-2Xx_Yk4HZrciJXp2GVoKy2W98AA3Be43mS3gb6tVDDVK-ZX2ItCV6e5-eS1SM/s640/blogger-image-140112621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBV8FbLseGktVMt7AYmV89WH8PRQL5bIA_c-RIHHrIudr3IdnUaBrlm6Q8mCdLW1ewicQUmSbo-6n7KC-2Xx_Yk4HZrciJXp2GVoKy2W98AA3Be43mS3gb6tVDDVK-ZX2ItCV6e5-eS1SM/s640/blogger-image-140112621.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-82448826370872041672013-04-09T13:29:00.001+02:002013-04-09T13:29:15.542+02:00Retired and Rehired <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've spent a long long time away from my blog because I really lost heart for it for a while. This was a chance to meet others learn new cultures fashions food anything and for a while I spent waiting and waiting but now I've resurrected the old fella and will start the write a few more posts.<br />
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Since we last spoke a new member has joined the madhouse and her name is Solly-Terre Bonnet Tsarkov, a beautiful dog who my other half rescued the day of our anniversary (honestly i would have settled for flowers but hey she's family now). Lots of work has been started and finished chez moi the house is becoming more and more homely. I've been painting and sketching much more and surprisingly improving which is wonderful. Also trying to adapt to a 'carpe diem' lifestyle , I cant understand youth and Y.O.L.O. keep the latin it's more refined.<br />
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Anyways I'll start preparing some post for you because lots can happen in a few months and this sets to be the year of my life.<br />
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P.S. I'll upload a few photos of my last few months in the next post.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0Beaurepaire, France45.338665 5.051975999999967845.294019 4.9712949999999676 45.383311 5.1326569999999681tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-45705634707486792942012-12-07T14:09:00.001+01:002012-12-07T14:09:28.174+01:00У нас снег сегодня And We Have Snow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We have snow today and it's really coming down heavy. My town has always had scenic views but today it's far too beautiful to describe. My last post I was a little down in the dumps but it's amazing how a little iced water can cheer one up :)<br />
I'm cooking the most delicious wholesome meal for my cheri and I and listening to festive music what a great day. Also this weekend is the fete des lumieres I advise you to check it out online plus I added some photos it's a most wonderful event that originates here in the region.<br />
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<span class="hps">У нас</span> <span class="hps">снег</span> <span class="hps">сегодня, и это</span> <span class="hps">на самом деле</span> <span class="hps">падение</span> <span class="hps">тяжелой.</span> <span class="hps">Мой город</span> <span class="hps">всегда был</span> <span class="hps">живописным видом</span><span>, но сегодня</span> <span class="hps">это слишком</span> <span class="hps">красивая</span><span>, чтобы описать.</span> <span class="hps">Мой последний пост</span><span>, я был немного</span> <span class="hps">вниз в свалках</span><span>, но</span> <span class="hps">это удивительно, как</span> <span class="hps">мало</span> <span class="hps">воды со льдом</span> <span class="hps">могут</span> <span class="hps">поднять</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">чей-то</span> <span class="hps">духе :)</span><br /><br /> <span class="hps">Я готовлю</span> <span class="hps">самый вкусный</span> <span class="hps">полезную пищу</span> <span class="hps">для моих</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">Чери</span><span>, я и</span> <span class="hps">слушать</span> <span class="hps">праздничная музыка</span><span>, что</span> <span class="hps">великий день.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-66466825193802317722012-11-30T20:05:00.000+01:002012-11-30T20:11:28.084+01:00Ninties Revival <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today would you believe I've been reminiscing over an era which brought us Absolutely Fabulous, Kate Moss, Britpop and although not as sophisticated as the eighties it was so much more fun!! Being only twenty I had eight years to enjoy this decade. If anything I'd spent my teenage years emersed in music of the time not so much fashion though so I thought I'd add some videos, pictures and ... well ... just great memories. <br />
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<span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: purple;">This doesn't cover half the amount of reasons why I love this time but, what I will say is it was easy, fun, energetic and dangerously cool!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-62938003058930612362012-11-30T01:39:00.001+01:002012-11-30T01:39:57.919+01:00Between Satire and Stereotype: Gina Dirawi<a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2010/08/between-satire-and-stereotype-gina-dirawi/">Between Satire and Stereotype: Gina Dirawi</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-44160328959383993082012-11-26T19:54:00.001+01:002012-11-26T19:54:26.646+01:00Some Loves of MineThese are some of the things that make me happy this season. The cafe "Chez Max" a French cafe in Dublin is just incredible I recommend a visit if in the city! <br />
Also the mural in the Italian Quarter is worth seeing too and perhaps getting photos taken as such. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Gtf7JFQDJKqQjqfCWCSbqr-htaqPP89CqqwHmqdcrrliIVdXT4kjINkvbZVho6pAQCTwp0RiB7JxxD5GuV6i7lTob63Mwi-JX0mVc6BWvTG1tRvctXRVcJMSRztjKO8qOSOYxic4dANA/s640/blogger-image-639978543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Gtf7JFQDJKqQjqfCWCSbqr-htaqPP89CqqwHmqdcrrliIVdXT4kjINkvbZVho6pAQCTwp0RiB7JxxD5GuV6i7lTob63Mwi-JX0mVc6BWvTG1tRvctXRVcJMSRztjKO8qOSOYxic4dANA/s640/blogger-image-639978543.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqtzWe4AjIiST7RJvGCpMWV8n4kZF8khQOD3d5hppx2vOVE9fTGstxKhr7aVQokVS-Kh5h6XNRldk62LD_-zO-b3dsQ6moby8z31WYuwRPdytkETM_gt6KdGzZ-zn4o9hNuiApuQ5C3Im/s640/blogger-image-1160391249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqtzWe4AjIiST7RJvGCpMWV8n4kZF8khQOD3d5hppx2vOVE9fTGstxKhr7aVQokVS-Kh5h6XNRldk62LD_-zO-b3dsQ6moby8z31WYuwRPdytkETM_gt6KdGzZ-zn4o9hNuiApuQ5C3Im/s640/blogger-image-1160391249.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRZqbKQU_9AHwSLqF_eXqXNvJ67Xyh9ocoa0CwPXv6SuVPhJRUNluA9Jgr5qzydv9BYmADUlNKjhilOdjwkD-W2qaSZr47DnL8pFF8_-kP23uuKpXCSxgtOgscQyQOYhuXUNtYW1ObN3a/s640/blogger-image-946585037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRZqbKQU_9AHwSLqF_eXqXNvJ67Xyh9ocoa0CwPXv6SuVPhJRUNluA9Jgr5qzydv9BYmADUlNKjhilOdjwkD-W2qaSZr47DnL8pFF8_-kP23uuKpXCSxgtOgscQyQOYhuXUNtYW1ObN3a/s640/blogger-image-946585037.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAuXV42FZjRaLwJRgEJD_pF_M29Sm0Xf-ylZi2YtO4EJbzb6qHZs37BmER9-s85tDg-_Vy2KklY_7cXPtHrq07iZL-OQHmkObTzJrfpjwwrlLYNnbxMuyq2AGCj-9UUEHHNYGPxr_DWv8/s640/blogger-image-1374944474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAuXV42FZjRaLwJRgEJD_pF_M29Sm0Xf-ylZi2YtO4EJbzb6qHZs37BmER9-s85tDg-_Vy2KklY_7cXPtHrq07iZL-OQHmkObTzJrfpjwwrlLYNnbxMuyq2AGCj-9UUEHHNYGPxr_DWv8/s640/blogger-image-1374944474.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYsPRPk-mct42s9_qlHyjCOA6BzGhiicvWLyDb5K7XNAbzL7YNCeEJMZ9_m7sysjeNIhRbYbzBktLgMkit3lkOyUVnA_L1tGQwlt7sjNm3m9N8-VxqEs4Wix-QApUuRy13iOyrF8R5Rlb/s640/blogger-image--2082432482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYsPRPk-mct42s9_qlHyjCOA6BzGhiicvWLyDb5K7XNAbzL7YNCeEJMZ9_m7sysjeNIhRbYbzBktLgMkit3lkOyUVnA_L1tGQwlt7sjNm3m9N8-VxqEs4Wix-QApUuRy13iOyrF8R5Rlb/s640/blogger-image--2082432482.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcFHa1JFwkbqH3X71H9NzH5CImdDgYaCqurZEsZ3QXeBYREkeptiU9bvhKElNENrua52ZSGR9-DC6etyBlDkmTVnufmDz-xGgReO3V4pgl4difdwt86CvH5Aum8FoghroXptL1MNy3xrl/s640/blogger-image--1913079455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvcFHa1JFwkbqH3X71H9NzH5CImdDgYaCqurZEsZ3QXeBYREkeptiU9bvhKElNENrua52ZSGR9-DC6etyBlDkmTVnufmDz-xGgReO3V4pgl4difdwt86CvH5Aum8FoghroXptL1MNy3xrl/s640/blogger-image--1913079455.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-49933009695046674622012-11-26T19:48:00.001+01:002012-11-26T19:48:13.466+01:00Play With Purple This Season<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ok it's no secret I love purple on guys and young men don't wear it enough seriously this colour is one that can really work well for anyone. <br />
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SS12 Dolce&Gabbana really had me very satisfied.<br />
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Bill Thornade's AW12/13 collection uses purple in darker shades but makes it very easy to accesorize lighter shades and maintain an elegant formal ensemble.<br />
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Its Salvatore Ferragamo who rules the colour this season for me. My sister is getting married this winter and rather than the banal safe suit I'll be touching my look up with a shade or two inspired by this collection. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-25382010161759527462012-11-20T18:20:00.000+01:002012-11-20T18:20:10.362+01:00Dress For Success Fate and Fashion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today I went to the local school to see perhaps if they would like an English tutor, no rendez-vous, appointment or anything just arrived at the door looking to speak with the "directeur". Little secret is that I was extremely nervous and didn't know what to expect all I had with me was my look and my charm (it doesn't go very far in the French language due to only speaking it a couple of months) my look on the other hand was carefully thought through. All went really well and low and behold I got the job. <br />
I dressed smart a really beautiful H&M double-breasted grey coat (yes I finally got one :)) A beautiful Tom Tailor polo neck jumper and flattering jeans. Topped off with my glasses (normally don't wear them but hell with it, I needed to look intelligent).<br />
One should never underestimate the power of smart clothing and how the world can change to your advantage with just an extra button done-up. Here's some images of the professional-not-too-wall-street-look.<br />
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P.S. The colour purple is associated with knowledge and good intuition and grey with formal and conservative luckily both go really well together and you can make yourself more attractive to possible employers.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-84078885816320565852012-11-16T10:25:00.000+01:002012-11-16T10:25:31.847+01:00Savita's Story And A Need For Change<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I shudder think that I'll ever be in a situation where I was about to become a father and have the horror of losing a child via miscarriage but that was the case for one man who not only lost his child but also the woman he loved. Ireland this week has been rocked by the case of Savita Halappanavar who was denied an abortion even after being told the foetus would not survive. Sunday October 21st she entered a hospital in Galway with back pains only to be told she was miscarrying. She and her husband had requested an abortion but doctors couldn't carry this through as it abortion is illegal in Ireland. Over the next three days doctors refused their requests for a termination of her foetus to combat her own surging pain and fading health.<br />
"Savita was really in agony. She was very upset, but she accepted she was losing the baby," her husband <a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/1114/1224326575203.html?via=mr">told The Irish Times </a>in a telephone interview from Belgaum, southwest India. "When the consultant came on the ward rounds on Monday morning, Savita asked: 'If they could not save the baby, could they induce to end the pregnancy?' The consultant said: 'As long as there is a foetal heartbeat, we can't do anything.'"<br />
"Again on Tuesday morning ... the consultant said it was the law, that this is a Catholic country. Savita said: "I am neither Irish nor Catholic," but they said there was nothing they could do," Praveen Halappanavar was quoted as saying.<br />
He said his wife vomited repeatedly and collapsed in a restroom that night, but doctors wouldn't terminate the foetus because its heart was still beating.<br />
The foetus died the following day and its remains were surgically removed. Within hours, Praveen Halappanavar said, his wife was placed under sedation in intensive care with systemic blood poisoning and he was never able to speak with her again. By Saturday, her heart, kidneys and liver had stopped working and she was pronounced dead early Sunday, Oct. 28.<br />
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<em>31 year old Savita Halappanavar .</em><br />
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Of course this is an exceptional circumstance but one person had said to me "women have no domain over their own bodies" completely true and also I must feel for the doctors who were in the care of Savita, legislation is very unclear over termination of pregnancies in Ireland and neither patient nor doctor really have any chance to do what's best in these situations. This story really affected me as a very close friend had the very same problem this summer but not in Ireland, here, in France and I dread to think of losing my dear friend and mother of two young children because legally she can't make a choice.<br />
Mothers have the best interest for their infants and for themselves and should really be allowed to choose what to do in such cases. Savita knew what was best for her all along yet she was powerless. My message to the Dail (Irish Governement) is do not let this catastophe be in vain change and reform law for the sake of all mothers, women, girls and husband and lets not lose one more soul.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-18458932220776421842012-11-03T15:23:00.000+01:002012-11-03T15:23:01.325+01:00Time for Rememberance <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today I'm going to be a little serious and show you a poem I just wrote about a very important event that occurred a relatively short time ago.<br />
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<em>You never saw it coming, little Sasha.</em><br />
<em>Oh the games you played in Pripyat.</em><br />
<em>The silence of the day,</em><br />
<em>you left and never returned.</em><br />
<em>тиха тиха , мама (quiet, quiet mama)</em><br />
<em>все равно, не плачь(still, don't cry)</em><br />
<em>I will take care of you.</em><br />
<em>The cries didn't last long.</em><br />
<em>They were erradicated.</em><br />
<em>One by one the army fell, </em><br />
<em>the world looked on in fear.</em><br />
<em>But you little Sasha,</em><br />
<em>did not grow very tall,</em><br />
<em>did not venture very far.</em><br />
<em>Your life was taken from you, so harshly.</em><br />
<em>I dream only that you have become a shining star.</em><br />
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It's hard to think of Chernobyl and the damage it caused but at the same time we should never forget the brave who stayed to help and the brave who still remain there.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-46000294128214447632012-11-02T12:07:00.002+01:002012-11-02T12:11:26.252+01:00Denis Simachev Brightens my November <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<em>Today the sun is shining and the Alpes have snow and a leaf in just about every colour is decorating my street this makes a huges difference to what I normally know November as (usually cold dark and drab colours) so I decided to introduce you guys to a very well know Russian designer Denis Simachev. This guy has one of the coolest bar/cafe's in Moscow and to those who already know of Denis' work he loves print and colour.</em><br />
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<em>What I really love about Simachev is that he has branched out successfully and anybody can have a little piece of his work either at home or on the go.</em><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-7559486220634262232012-10-26T18:11:00.000+02:002012-10-26T18:11:37.653+02:00Halloween is here FINALLY <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm always super excited this time of year Halloween has always and I mean always been my favourite holiday however, here in France it's not really celebrated to my dismay :(. I could not let this go by so I decided I'll organise a little dinner party/soiree this weekend and let our buddies here see how we celebrate across the water. <br />
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<li>I love the idea of costumes but its a little much for the French so masks would be suitable for the occasion.</li>
<li>I have to buy a lot of cider perhaps try some of the new flavours </li>
<li>A couple of party games like dunking for apples (my other half found this hilarious when I told him)</li>
<li>As for food rustic food like pork , apple sauce, root veggies the lot .</li>
<li>Desert of course has to be every kind of sweet or candy you can buy or make , normally I make caramel squares .</li>
<li>My friends here usually play poker or tarot so we play on into the night .</li>
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Really wish I could decorate like this its Georgeous <br />
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Here's a recipie for a shot which for us adults can make it a very merry celebration :)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-58044971996516191362012-10-24T12:01:00.000+02:002012-10-24T12:01:05.698+02:00Homemade Chanel My Style<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This week I've had a little bit of an obsession with Chanel but a couple of days ago I was inspired to create something, I had some clay that I bought and throughout the years I've tried and failed to master pottery, mainly because my heart wasn't in the projects I did but this time I had a huge interest and so I began designing. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-5268829449890542952012-10-23T13:15:00.000+02:002012-10-23T17:38:25.909+02:00Lila Says Film Of My Life <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I really want to share with you guys my favourite film "Lila Says" French " Lila dit ça". I found this film in 2007 after becoming a fan of the lead actress and what can I say about the film, it's just wonderful. . <br />
The story is very quirky without having many theatrics and the scrips is 5 years ahead of 50 Shades of Grey in it's content. I never bore watching the story unfold, parts of the film are like an adventure i'd love to go on. Mohammed Khouas & Vahina Giocante play the roles with ease and have such powerful chemistry together. Its definately a movie to keep, and rewatch, and rewatch and rewatch.<br />
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<em>Set in Marseilles, this coming-of-age tale centres on a berautiful and outrageously flirtatious teenage girl, Lila and the poetic but shy boy Chimo on whom she focuses her attentions. Bemused but excited, Chimo is intoxicated by Lila's charms. One day, Lila dares Chimo to look up her skirt - "if he can handle it" - and by doing so, puts into motion a sequence of events that have devastating consequences, laying bare the danger of playing games.</em><br />
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"... it's impossible to take your eyes off Giocante..." New York Times<br />
"As sweet as it is dirty" Washington Post<br />
"An unabashedly erotic cross-cultural love story" Entertainment Weekly <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-86514086322502128542012-10-22T22:36:00.000+02:002012-10-22T22:39:48.283+02:00Brad Pitt For Chanel Not For Me <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've only just seen the advertisement for Chanel No.5 with Brad Pitt and I have to say he's tainted the brand for me a little. Chanel is a fashion and beauty house that's really stood the test of time it all commenced with Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, a woman who always fascinated me. Through some research and general fascination I found her to be a strong and pretty controversial woman. Her vision was to change how <u>women</u> wore clothes. She tailored for women and maybe I'm just old-fashioned but as a guy of course there were times I wished Chanel was more masculine but loved the fact it's a loyal brand to women. With Brad Pitt as the face of something that to me is the absolute scent of a woman is a bit too mixed for my liking. <br />
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<em>The Faces throughout the years who represented Chanel No.5</em><br />
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Sorry but it's really not for me, don't get me wrong Brad Pitt is a good actor but that's what he is. Chanel has always had the "Captivating Beauty" of the time front this campaign and that's how I see it but such a change as a man front No.5 is just bizarre .<br />
Advice to Chanel, Vahina Giocante would have won me over in this campaign, ditch the man keep traditions as they are .<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-61150559271352250882012-10-21T23:02:00.003+02:002012-10-21T23:02:26.415+02:00Gucci Me YSL Lui<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today we're both sporting fishbone style jackets but with temperatures 20oc plus I don't think we need them. My other half has teamed his with a well fitting YSL T-shirt & Lee Jeans. Me it's a day for Gucci, Ray.Ban's & Wrangler.<br />
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Aujourd'hui, tous les deux ont portaient des veste de style fishbone,mais avec 20 degres<br />il y en avait pas besoin . Mon autre moitie portait un tee-shirt Yves Saint Laurent un jean Lee moi une chemise Gucci avec des lunette Ray.Ban & un jean s' Wrangler.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-52050405763140116962012-10-21T11:10:00.000+02:002012-10-21T11:55:30.416+02:00Move over Cannes, Beaurepaire is Where the Festival's At!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This week my humble little town Beaurepaire hosted a very established film festival. This is the 24th year of its running. Both French and International cinema have been very well represented and those both in front and behind the camera have made appearances over the week to celebrate and release their films. This weekend we have seen actress Sandrine Bonnaire turn her hand to directing, presenting her debut film "J'enrage de son absence" as well as legendary actor Daniel Prevost attending the festival .<br />
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Ce weekend dans ma modeste petite ville de Beaurepaire a eu lieu le 24eme festival du cinema,ou Sandrine Bonnaire "actrice " etait la pour presenter sont premier film en tant que realisatrice "J'enrage de son absence"d'autre acteur comme daniel PREVOST etait present <br />
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<em>Actress Sandrine Bonnaire has turned her hand to directing in the film "J'enrage de son absence"</em> <span id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">Actrice Sandrine Bonnaire</span> <span class="hps">a tourné</span> <span class="hps">sa main à</span> <span class="hps">diriger</span> <span class="hps atn">dans le film <em>"J'enrage de son absence"</em></span></span><br />
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<em>Actor Daniel Prevost. Acteur Daniel Prevost.</em><br />
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A selection of the films shown over the weekend. <span id="result_box" lang="fr"><span class="hps">Une sélection</span> <span class="hps">des films présentés</span> <span class="hps">au cours</span> <span class="hps">du week-end</span>.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14710366231131007582noreply@blogger.com0L'Oron cinema Baurepaire 45.3189679 4.954622545.2743069 4.8756585 45.363628899999995 5.0335865tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519272558858587254.post-31012252155794639812012-10-20T02:27:00.003+02:002012-10-20T11:35:44.357+02:00Vladislav Aksenov-Collection Boldness-Владислав Аксенов<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is a collection I just found and am really liking a little tribal but I see all the colours I'm looking for this season . Check out his site for more collections he also does lines for women.<br />
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<span class="hps">Это коллекция</span> <span class="hps">Я только что узнал</span>, и я <span class="hps">действительно нравится</span> <span class="hps">немного</span> <span class="hps">племени</span>, но я вижу <span class="hps">все цвета</span> <span class="hps">я ищу</span> <span class="hps">в этом сезоне.</span> <span class="hps">Проверить свой</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">сайт за дополнительной</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">коллекциях</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">он так же делает</span> <span class="hps">линии для женщин</span>.<br />
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<em>Новая коллекция вдохновлена атмосферой лондонского клуба, и образ современного мужчины здесь создан из четырех условных «направлений»: классический, гранж, мягкий спортивный и бельевой. Это спокойная, хотя и по-прежнему с подчеркнутым свободолюбивым духом одежда. Цвета здесь соответствующие – преобладают приглушенные терракотовый, молочный, серый и зеленый; минимальные вкрапления ярких пятен создают должный эффект изысканности.</em><br />
<em>Энергетическую силу одежды выражает отделка в виде натурального янтаря и жемчуга. Также используются стеклярус, кожа, мех, камни, кружева, аппликации и цепи. Из аксессуаров – шапки ручной вязки, рукавицы, мужские корсеты, меховые шарфы и гетры, и впервые представленные под маркой кожаные и замшевые сумки. В коллекции вновь мужские юбки – мощный элемент мужественного, но свободного образа от <strong>Владислава Аксенова.</strong></em><br />
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<em> The new collection Boldness was inspired by London club atmosphere.</em><br />
<em> Image of modern men are created with help of four conditional "directions": classic, grunge, sports and underwear.</em><br />
<em> The new collection is very calm, but with a spirit of freedom. The main colors of the collection are terracotta, milk, white and green. Clothing gets its energy from natural amber and pearls, which are used in the finishing. There are also glass beads, leather, fur, stones, lace, applique and chain in collection. The accessories are hand-knitted hats, gloves, men's corsets, fur scarves and socks, leather and suede bags.</em><br />
<em> Designer again presented the men's skirts, which are powerful masculine element of free image of Vladislav Aksenov.</em><br />
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<em>When people hear I went to "Sud de France" they automatically think I'm loaded to be able to travel to such places. Most of us know Monaco, Nice, Cannes & St. Tropez , once you've reached Marseilles you know you've gone too far but my vacation wasn't to those places it was to the real South of France. </em><br />
<em>We started our journey from Rhone Alpes at about 6a.m. and arrived by 11a.m. to Vias Plage( we had to wait for our friends to arrive that evening before we could drop off our stuff) midsummer and averaging 35oc fantastic. It was my first camping holiday and I loved it. We saved so much money just camping and left us with a lot of green to have a crazy holiday or as the french say "profiter bien".</em><br />
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<li>On the one overcast day we were booked to go jet skiiing . This was an experience to say the least( wore the wrong type of shorts and if anyones been on a jet ski you'll know that your derriere gets a bit of a beating, ouch) for 40mins and two people we paid 70eu which is reasonable. </li>
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<li>Cap d'Agde , we ate the most fantastic meal on the sea front beside the yacht's , I felt very bobo then (bourgois-bohemian). Also if you have a bit naturist in you they have a huge naturist village which I think can get as many as 40,000 people coming there in the summer months.</li>
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