Patricia Sands

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Bonjour, Nice! So good to see you again!

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If it’s Friday, it must be France …

And I am thrilled to say that it IS Friday and this IS coming to you directly from beautiful Nice. We arrived here on Sunday after our fabulous two weeks in the Swiss Alps and, as much as we would have been happy to stay in that peaceful setting longer, we are thrilled to be back here in Nice La Belle. It feels like home.

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It’s been a busy week and we have just returned from a little soirée for people to chat with me about writing and publishing, organized by Ida Young-Bondi of E-French Café.  It was so nice to meet everyone, have a great chat and enjoy that spectacular setting on the Med. In particular, it was great fun to meet blogger extraordinaire, Margo Lestz, in person, after getting to know each other online as we both contribute to The Good Life France website. I love that part of belonging to the writing community where we connect and meet with others from all over the planet, online and in person.

I’ve switched my “office” high up in the Alps for one overlooking the Med, and I’m finding it equally inspiring!IMG_2331

Tomorrow my DH and I are going to hop on the train for 20 minutes and go to Antibes (be still my heart) where I will stop by to visit with my friend, Heidi Lee, at her Antibes Book Shop.

There’s never a moment in this part of the world where we have to stop and figure out what to do … the list goes on and on.

A truly delightful surprise this year is spending time in the new park, La Coulée Verte or Promenade du Paillon, which runs from the Promenade des Anglais in the centre of town through Place Massena to  Vieux Nice near Place Garibaldi. The last two years we have been here, an enormous area was under construction and we missed the grand opening by a week last fall. It was worth waiting for!

There’s much to compliment about the people-friendly design of the space and the water feature is outstanding. Each stage of the pattern lasts for too long a time for me to make a video, but I think you will get the picture from these shots. Watching people of all ages delight in this area was so much fun. I can see we’ll be visiting there often when we go for daily walks.

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Doesn’t that look like good fun? Whatever your plans are for the weekend, I wish you a fine one!

Bon weekend, tout le monde!

Weekly Photo Challenge:REFLECTIONS

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It’s the most basic interpretation, but this challenge caused me to instantly recall a day wandering around charming Bruges: a reflection of reflections.

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In Venice a few years ago, we rented an apartment for a week in a former palazzo overlooking the Grand Canal. I took almost 800 photos and long to return. It was heaven! Everywhere I looked, an image waited to be captured. Initially I was upset about the reflection of the other side of the street in this shot. The more I looked at it, the more I began to like the feeling it gave me of fusing the intriguing tradition of masks in magical Venice’s history with every day life. IMG_2375

If you have some time to enjoy other interpretations of “Reflections”, simply click here to see over 600 other photographers’ entries, many far more professional than mine. Better yet, look through your albums and join in!

Don’t forget you can see a larger image by clicking on the photo.

 

#3 is here ~ and it just keeps getting better!

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If it’s Friday, it must be France …

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It’s an honour to be part of the team that works together to bring you this FREE Loveahappyending Lifestyle Magazine (LLm) four times a year.  I’m sharing the link on my Friday France page for two reasons. One ~ today is publication day. Two ~ I’m thrilled to have some of my photos and a short love letter to Nice La Belle included in this issue! Come and join us … I’ve got some rosé chilling  just for you …

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There are tons of great articles, beautiful photography and just plain enjoyable information in the magazine to keep you turning the pages. Pour a beverage of choice, put your feet up and stay a while!

Kudos to Linn B. Halton for the amazing work she does to ensure this book is of the finest quality in every way, from content to layout to editing. A special thanks to our team member Anneli Purchase for editing and proofing this issue.

This WordPress page doesn’t allow me to upload the ezine here and I’m in the process of upgrading. So simply click on the link and you’ll have it.

http://issuu.com/llmlifestyle/docs/issue_3?e=8377918%2F6408538

Is paper dead?

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If it’s Friday, it must be France …

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Recently I was introduced to a great new page on Facebook ~

I LOVE PROVENCE ! Like many others, I developed a slight addiction to popping in each day to see what eye-candy photo had been posted. I was never disappointed because … well … if you love that part of the world, you just do!

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This week I was invited to join the admin group of that page and have the opportunity to post my photos and chat about the south of France. Woohoo (it’s the same in French or English) ! Thanks so much!

Drop by whenever you crave un petit gout! I hope to see you there!

In reference to the heading here. Enjoy the following:

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If you can’t get enough of excellent information about what is happening in Provence, be sure to subscribe to my friend Julie Mautner’s fabulous The Provence Post.  In her words, “fresh, juicy, local”! It’s all that and more!

Have you seen this ad in North America? I haven’t but I wondered if it was in circulation here too. Paper is most definitely not dead!

Bon weekend, tout le monde!