love and care

love and care


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Me and Michel Chapter Eighteen
June 28, 2024

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing. Marcus Aurelius The time has come to say goodbye to naturism a

Me and Michel Chapter Seventeen
June 22, 2024

The only journey is the one within. Rainer Maria Rilke On my last day here among the Lotus Eaters at La Jenny, Ive taken myself to the beach. I have a makeshift picnic with me, leftovers and some b

Me and Michel Chapter Sixteen
June 14, 2024

A day without laughter is a day wasted. Charlie Chaplin There is a German woman staying in the chalet just across the way from mine. We waved to each other in a cheery way as I moved in. She is al

Me and Michel Chapter Fifteen
June 06, 2024

Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. Epictetus The very lovely people at reception give me a map. With 756 chalets on site, Im sure I would struggl

Me and Michel Chapter Fourteen
May 30, 2024

The past is never dead. Its not even past. William Faulkner,Requiem for a Nun Im standing on the jetty at Arcachon, waiting for the ferry th

Me and Michel Chapter Thirteen
May 15, 2024

No one saves us but ourselves. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha The sky is copper-bronze, and the sun a burnished shield of cadmium orange. Streaks of thin black cirrus clouds are black silh

Me and Michel Chapter Eleven
April 30, 2024

The only way to have a friend is to be one. Ralph Waldo Emerson I am on my way to see one of the natural wonders of Europe, its biggest sand dune, and a jewel in the crown of the Gironde region; Gr

Me and Michel Chapter Ten
April 23, 2024

In walking, just walk. In sitting, just sit. Above all, dont wobble. Yun-men, 9th century Chinese Chan master There is no doubt any longer. As I ride, the smell of smoke is quite distinct in the

Me and Michel Chapter Nine
April 18, 2024

What cannot be cured, must be endured. Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy My nightly ablutions always involve a walk in my PJs past my fellow campers, bearing wash kit and towel, to a communal

Me and Michel Chapter Eight
April 10, 2024

engulfing sorrow sly tide on a shallow shore submerge me alone! Considering the cycle path runs pretty straight, south to north, with few branches in other directions to confuse me, I often stop to ch