Christmas feels different after fifty.Not because it loses its magic,but because it finally reveals what the magic really was all along. When I was younger,I thought Christmas was found in the noise.In the wrapping paper everywhere,the late-night putting-things-together,the crowded house,and the early mornings that came far too soon.Back then, I believed the wonder was loud.Continue reading “Christmas…..”
Category Archives: Holidays in France
FREE DAY
This day is a holiday for everyone and you can take it once a year! Best, Jay
Most Delicious
The heart of a watermelon on a hot Summer day! Best, Jay
My Favorite Season
I Love Christmas because everyone is happy !!!!!!
NEW YEAR / NEW LIFE
ALIVE!! How is that for a “lede”? Did I get your attention? If so, get a coffee. This may take a few minutes. I HAD A DREAM. As an early age, I knew that I wanted big things for me. What? I did not know, but it was big. I used to dream of Europe,Continue reading “NEW YEAR / NEW LIFE”
EXPAND YOUR UNIVERSE
ON MY MIND THIS WEEK, expand your UNIVERSE. Learn something new every day, no matter how small and how insignificant it is.. We are STILL IN THE WOODS!!!! and we are going to be there from now on. Get used to it. And create your own universe. What do I mean and….. What am iContinue reading “EXPAND YOUR UNIVERSE”
DECEMBER “NO COMMENT” COMMENTARY
On My Mind this 4th of December…… I am pondering how I want to justify to myself, and to you, my strong feelings about friends who are no longer “friends” and I miss them. Best friends? I thought we were. Well, we know that facts are not feelings. They don’t even « pretend « toContinue reading “DECEMBER “NO COMMENT” COMMENTARY”
ROSES FOR YOU
Today, I want to post something easy on JAYSPEAK because it has been a stressful week, and I am exhausted from the emotions that I have experienced. I don’t want to write about all the things that have happened, so I am going to do what I do when I need a rest – postContinue reading “ROSES FOR YOU”
HAPPY TWENTIES (2020)!
Earlier in Jayspeak, I wrote about “decades” and added a photograph that was taken during the year 1937, 1947, 1957 and so forth during the years that I was born and then turned 10, 20, 30, and so forth, ending with the year that I turned 80. Well, this is a different kind of “decade. Continue reading “HAPPY TWENTIES (2020)!”
“MEDITERRANEAN EPISODE” – 3.7 MILES
Last Thursday, Riviera Radio (in Monaco) reported, “The town of Cannes has announced drastic measures ahead of the bad weather forecast for the region on Friday. Meteo France has warned of another ‘Mediterranean episode’ with strong winds and heavy rain expected. The city council in Cannes has, as a precaution, closed all underground carContinue reading ““MEDITERRANEAN EPISODE” – 3.7 MILES”
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