tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post1428893485158627729..comments2023-10-14T18:34:30.879+02:00Comments on Lost in Arles: Brighter DayHeather Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-44664599637647368992012-05-09T14:55:06.344+02:002012-05-09T14:55:06.344+02:00Karin! You are so funny. But since Hollande is tak...Karin! You are so funny. But since Hollande is taking a pay CUT for himself, I think that he will be different. (Do you remember how much Sarkozy raised not only his paycheck but the budget for receptions at L'Elysée? Scandalous)<br /><br />And yep Liza, somebody has got to do it!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-31116827869970824622012-05-08T20:20:23.557+02:002012-05-08T20:20:23.557+02:00Unfortunately - most of the French presidents beha...Unfortunately - most of the French presidents behaved like Roi's! Except De Gaulle, Giscard d'Estaing and Choupin ? (don't really remember how to spell his name, does anybody remember him ???)<br /> As soon as they move into the Elysee Palace.....they feel like being the king and "little" Napoleons. OOHHPPS!<br /><br />amicalement, karin<br /><br />have to read all again, so pleased that, finally, somebody is talking about......LaPouyettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793966763489506817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-71404482461781639492012-05-08T18:34:17.750+02:002012-05-08T18:34:17.750+02:00I didn't realize that France had the same relu...I didn't realize that France had the same reluctance as the US to tax the wealthy. All the better that Hollande won.Liza in Ann Arborhttp://provenceinannarbor.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-86223417242249193352012-05-08T16:24:43.853+02:002012-05-08T16:24:43.853+02:00Oh Dash, that sucks truly. We waited until Arles g...Oh Dash, that sucks truly. We waited until Arles got high-speed internet before moving here--really! <br /><br />I'd be curious to hear how the votes fell in your region...<br /><br />The wind was blowing like crazy that day--I couldn't resist! :)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-86786688606567504222012-05-08T16:22:31.672+02:002012-05-08T16:22:31.672+02:00Well said Virginia, as always. There have been int...Well said Virginia, as always. There have been interviews with many folks that "lurched" to the extreme right who admitted as much.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-75477809925411734042012-05-08T16:21:45.634+02:002012-05-08T16:21:45.634+02:00It is gray here today, Jenny, so I hear ya! The gl...It is gray here today, Jenny, so I hear ya! The gloom was the NUMBER ONE reason why I wanted to leave Paris--it drove me crazy!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-77216165312881969242012-05-08T16:20:51.338+02:002012-05-08T16:20:51.338+02:00Glad you appreciated it Heather--it is just one op...Glad you appreciated it Heather--it is just one opinion though--I certainly would never assume to be the "right" one!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-40076975833090830412012-05-08T14:22:33.334+02:002012-05-08T14:22:33.334+02:00Hi Heather, apologies for not commenting recently,...Hi Heather, apologies for not commenting recently, have been having broadband problems, Grrr France Telecom!<br /><br />Monsieur Hollande, has a mountain to climb and one of the most difficult jobs in politics, especially in the current economic climate, I have everything crossed that things will change for the better, only time will tell.<br /><br />Lovely pictures as usual and I agree with the others, the one of your hair blowing in the wind is superb.<br />XXXDashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329090600374787029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-65315354926390083572012-05-08T14:09:43.248+02:002012-05-08T14:09:43.248+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329090600374787029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-25612304521907895612012-05-08T13:31:20.789+02:002012-05-08T13:31:20.789+02:00Look at your hair doing a shadow dance, love it! ...Look at your hair doing a shadow dance, love it! I'm glad that you're happy to have the President you hoped for. Ben certainly looks thrilled too, he's so cute! <br /><br />XX<br />Debra~Acquired Objectshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065566296202199461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-89406261970235742162012-05-08T03:29:04.146+02:002012-05-08T03:29:04.146+02:00But it's early days yet. Seems that people are...But it's early days yet. Seems that people are lurching both left and right - perhaps it is more about the lurching than anything else? The pendulum of politics, the pendulum of social history come to that.Glamour Dropshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651174250292927988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-18163886420538464682012-05-08T03:28:53.060+02:002012-05-08T03:28:53.060+02:00Yes, of course Obama is what made this country gre...Yes, of course Obama is what made this country great! Before him we were in darkness! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-8227448843407988332012-05-08T03:23:05.955+02:002012-05-08T03:23:05.955+02:00Pauvre France!Pauvre France!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-80616013170402015192012-05-07T16:37:31.752+02:002012-05-07T16:37:31.752+02:00We were cheering for Hollande in this household as...We were cheering for Hollande in this household as well. I, of course, am hoping that the American voters will be as wise as their French counterparts. A Romney presidency would spell disaster here.<br /><br />Your photos are so amazing. I love the one of your hair in shadow and of course the one of Monsieur Ben says it all! <br /><br />Bisous.Judithhttp://judithaross.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-35872628939479806162012-05-07T16:18:00.374+02:002012-05-07T16:18:00.374+02:00Ah looks beautiful, so different from gloomy Engla...Ah looks beautiful, so different from gloomy England. I too am glad to see the back of Sarko.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-87468093219769205562012-05-07T15:39:12.811+02:002012-05-07T15:39:12.811+02:00How very interesting to hear from someone who is a...How very interesting to hear from someone who is actually there...one never quite knows how the deal goes when you aren't there. Thanks for voicing an opinion for us all to listen to.Concrete Junglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719831749205797925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-64148533774863152952012-05-07T14:59:05.574+02:002012-05-07T14:59:05.574+02:00Oh hooray! How lovely of you stop by. :) And I rea...Oh hooray! How lovely of you stop by. :) And I realized that we have eaten at the same riverside restaurant in HCM--isn't that funny? I can't WAIT to follow your adventures there. Brave lady, you are. And YOUR photos are amazing--the colors!<br /><br />And what DOES that say about us that we both like to photograph stone? Hmmm...<br /><br />I think that I have been so interested in this election also because it is a warmup for our US election...Oh la la don't get me started! :)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-43006633657580384372012-05-07T14:52:06.819+02:002012-05-07T14:52:06.819+02:00I know Linda. He has too much ahead of him but I a...I know Linda. He has too much ahead of him but I am still hopeful--at the very least that he can bring people in this country together again. There is much that I find very positive in his planning--we shall see what he can achieve!Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-63253286265780027692012-05-07T14:38:38.961+02:002012-05-07T14:38:38.961+02:00Hi Heather...just had to stop by and say hello and...Hi Heather...just had to stop by and say hello and to thank you for your lovely comment. I have to say also, that I love your photos...the one with your hair blowing in the wind..in shadow, is brilliant! I enjoy photographing stonework as well. I wonder what that says about us?? <br /><br />I can see from the blogosphere that Sarkozy's departure is meeting with mixed reviews. People seem to be divided, but isn't that the way with politics. I try and follow the American news as well, it seems it is the same over there. I know I will get an earful when I return back to MA to visit my family in July. <br />Yes..we are Ho Chi Minh bound come July. I am looking forward to it, like you say, it is an adventure. I am very excited for the photographic possibilities. I was there last month in a daze but excited for what is yet to be. <br /><br />Many thanks for following along...<br /><br />Jeanne xxJeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-55619587247409116552012-05-07T14:07:56.821+02:002012-05-07T14:07:56.821+02:00Heather, we are all holding our collective breaths...Heather, we are all holding our collective breaths to see what this "Normal" man can bring to the enormous challenges he has been elected, with such hope, to handle. <br /><br />We have all been living through times that our grandchildren will study about in college, and I, along with millions of others, have discovered that I don't like making history.<br /><br />Bon courage to Mr. Hollande!Linda McMullanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281904433011380558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-38612300301521849782012-05-07T14:02:16.615+02:002012-05-07T14:02:16.615+02:00Yes, I couldn't agree with you more and we jus...Yes, I couldn't agree with you more and we just were watching a news segment about it. I had to sit down I was so horrified by the prospect of Neo-Nazis in power.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-42212703988350532622012-05-07T13:35:36.841+02:002012-05-07T13:35:36.841+02:00Hello Heather:
Although we are not of course direc...Hello Heather:<br />Although we are not of course directly affected by the result of the French Presidential election, the outcome is one which we personally wished to see, balancing as it does, to an extent, what we regard as a very worrying move towards the far right as is the case here and, most alarmingly in Greece where, it would appear the Golden Dawn party are set to win seats in Parliament for the first time.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com