tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post291383883969698057..comments2023-10-14T18:34:30.879+02:00Comments on Lost in Arles: Limbo vertigoHeather Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-38341949008508497342014-10-08T20:55:29.626+02:002014-10-08T20:55:29.626+02:00What can I do but send back a warm hug, virtually,...What can I do but send back a warm hug, virtually, to you? It is hard, hard, hard.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-22766539565646354832014-10-08T20:53:51.483+02:002014-10-08T20:53:51.483+02:00Thank you, R.Thank you, R.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-43865992333269918492014-10-08T05:37:04.778+02:002014-10-08T05:37:04.778+02:00Having just made a family visit to Australia, I am...Having just made a family visit to Australia, I am feeling much the same. I am as conflicted as the pushmi-pullyu, although perhaps I am wrong to think that creature was conflicted. I don't know my Dolittle well enough. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-78649112890677253322014-10-07T17:19:17.174+02:002014-10-07T17:19:17.174+02:00home is where your heart is...and that can be ever...home is where your heart is...and that can be everywhere. Welcome back.Mumbaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371965577645396996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-78813055452780479802014-10-07T11:38:10.920+02:002014-10-07T11:38:10.920+02:00Thank you Jessica and yes I do understand. And I c...Thank you Jessica and yes I do understand. And I completely with you...sometimes it is surprising what those things are that I can't live without too...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-15534284271348149752014-10-07T11:37:01.708+02:002014-10-07T11:37:01.708+02:00Back since Saturday night but still in a fog...Back since Saturday night but still in a fog...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-58105309087398331902014-10-07T11:36:31.302+02:002014-10-07T11:36:31.302+02:00Yes, they were positive right to dropping me off a...Yes, they were positive right to dropping me off at the airport, assuring me that they will be sending me love wherever I am.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-25654373513592561682014-10-07T11:35:23.917+02:002014-10-07T11:35:23.917+02:00Merci, amie...Merci, amie...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-45695138883078299422014-10-07T11:34:44.863+02:002014-10-07T11:34:44.863+02:00I always appreciate your perspective, Edgar. Thank...I always appreciate your perspective, Edgar. Thank you.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-17097345241010713202014-10-07T11:34:07.927+02:002014-10-07T11:34:07.927+02:00I was so grateful to be "stuck" in a lov...I was so grateful to be "stuck" in a loving home where I was spoiled with kindness and good eats...I miss them though...Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-10086550702971453002014-10-07T11:33:16.105+02:002014-10-07T11:33:16.105+02:00Suze, I am happy to hear that you had a good exper...Suze, I am happy to hear that you had a good experience at the end of such an amazing bike ride! It was perhaps more challenging for those of us who couldn't buy another ticket (we had used Remi's points) or, as La Contessa points out below, those who were stuck in hotels that they couldn't afford. Your bike ride must have been so beautiful...especially at this time of year.Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-59550521653313029992014-10-06T23:14:33.702+02:002014-10-06T23:14:33.702+02:00Hi Heather, I know exactly how you feel. I have li...Hi Heather, I know exactly how you feel. I have lived in France twice, once in the North in Paris and once in the South in Toulouse. Ever since these experiences I have had one foot in France and one foot in the U.S. I can't help it when there are things I can't live without in both countries. I'm sure you understand. I agree that it doesn't get easier; you just learn to deal with it. I think you wrote beautifully about that push and pull. Bravo!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732633220963351700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-75135157358684796852014-10-06T23:13:52.453+02:002014-10-06T23:13:52.453+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732633220963351700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-81725928344002179072014-10-05T20:25:55.329+02:002014-10-05T20:25:55.329+02:00That was beautiful Heather and oh-so-true. I trust...That was beautiful Heather and oh-so-true. I trust you are back in your other Home.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-67110978031053054302014-10-04T11:28:23.959+02:002014-10-04T11:28:23.959+02:00Should I say, 'I hope you are on the plane, no...Should I say, 'I hope you are on the plane, now' ? Yes and no, but yes. A divided heart, as Edgar has already put it, is in fact what I fear. (though in my situation the distance would be ridiculous...)<br /><br />Not only you, also your family seems to be very strong to let you go in a positive way. I admire this a lot. <br /><br />Olive trees and tails wagging.... (: I wish you a "débarquement en douceur"Silkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227231314673040029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-60784950014524490612014-10-04T04:38:58.309+02:002014-10-04T04:38:58.309+02:00"Full and complex and confusing." That d..."Full and complex and confusing." That describes it perfectly.<br /><br />Wishing you a wonderful homecoming in France. And many sweet scents to await you.<br /><br />xoD A Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16949530248534460557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-16072955555103274712014-10-04T02:40:44.252+02:002014-10-04T02:40:44.252+02:00Glad you are getting back to the Home of Your rose...Glad you are getting back to the Home of Your roses<br />:)Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-40732316180419334002014-10-04T00:38:02.248+02:002014-10-04T00:38:02.248+02:00One of those swerves from the groove (paraphrasing...One of those swerves from the groove (paraphrasing Emily Dickinson).<br /><br />Can it be blessing in disguise? You were able to stay longer with your family after you were away for a long while. It's hard to divide a heart.<br /><br />Who can refuse roses?<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend Heather.<br />edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244431245341788001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-61465180429919976802014-10-03T22:08:21.743+02:002014-10-03T22:08:21.743+02:00Your right a lot of people stranded in hotels that...Your right a lot of people stranded in hotels that they canNOT afford.And your right about the AMERICANS NOT being INFORMED.My husband who drives around a lot for work always listens to the NEWS radio and he was unaware of it!Which totally shocked me.I can only imagine what this has done to AIR FRANCE.I doubt many people will be booking in the future.At least those affected by the strike.So SORRY you got stuck................your new-old house awaits!La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-3717134262393447602014-10-03T21:38:08.844+02:002014-10-03T21:38:08.844+02:00Hi Heather,
I don't often comment, but I was ...Hi Heather,<br /><br />I don't often comment, but I was in Entrevaux, just about to finish a solo bicycle ride from Paris to Nice when my husband (at home, in the US) emailed me about the impending strike. I immediafely bought a TGV ticket from Nice to Paris, thinking it would be better to be stranded needing one flight than two. Sure, enough, my flight from Nice to Paris was cancelled by the strike. And then two flights from Paris to Boston were cancelled.<br /><br />Happily I could find a hotel room not too expensive. Happily, my boss, coworkers and husband all understood,. Happily, I was able to relax and had 4 lovely, unscheduled and unanticipated days in Paris. Then I gave up on Air France and bought an Icelandair ticket home. I think about the Seine, the sun, the little parks, the evening concerts,, the gracious, kind people I met. I remember my amazing ride in the Seine/Yonne, Bourgogne, Rhone, Provence, Haute Alpes, PACA, ... Mont Ventoux! I don't think about the aded expense. And I certainly don't think about the futue of Air Frsnce, Transavia, or who might be "right"Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377189000287900173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-59640955140280370292014-10-03T21:30:07.038+02:002014-10-03T21:30:07.038+02:00Mine too Angie. :)Mine too Angie. :)Heather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-2958002680256052392014-10-03T21:10:38.011+02:002014-10-03T21:10:38.011+02:00I remember those days very well. The turn at Newf...I remember those days very well. The turn at Newfoundland was the favorite part of my returns home and home. angiemanzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832399208548135579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-68791185470279468552014-10-03T20:52:56.807+02:002014-10-03T20:52:56.807+02:00Thank you Vicki. I imagine that only fellow expats...Thank you Vicki. I imagine that only fellow expats might understand what I am feeling but I still really wanted to write this. As you have said, there is no easy answer but it is something important that we live with...13 years now for me...<br />Gros Bisous,<br />HHeather Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316279029849503437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498719763759636773.post-49353718258272166312014-10-03T19:51:35.959+02:002014-10-03T19:51:35.959+02:00I hope you get away tonight Heather... and I under...I hope you get away tonight Heather... and I understand so well that feeling of being pulled from one side of the world to the other... <br /><br />It has been 15 years now... but it is still a confusion I choose not to dwell on... for there is no easy answer or solution. <br /><br />The best that I can come up with is that I have two fabulous lives and for that I am truly grateful... Europe and Aus... Safe travels... xvvicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.com