tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post2076903021494581767..comments2023-11-05T04:34:13.851-08:00Comments on Princess Haiku: Princess Haiku visits Clemence IsarueDiane Dehlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-91290606766690509602008-02-26T06:12:00.000-08:002008-02-26T06:12:00.000-08:00Although we live about 45 km outside Toulouse we r...Although we live about 45 km outside Toulouse we rarely go that far (this is France; distances here are simply not felt the same way as in America). But the presence of Occitan is everywhere, at the local market where the older people still speak it among themselves and in the street names that persist even when they have been changed to contemporary ones.R.L. Bourgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850533057828782722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-23269201882595799622007-04-07T11:35:00.000-07:002007-04-07T11:35:00.000-07:00Ched,You are right about flowers and how often we ...Ched,<BR/>You are right about flowers and how often we give them to others but not to ourselves. Flowers are as universal a language as is music. My cecilia brunner vine has tiny buds on it I will soon have tiny roses every day.<BR/><BR/>I learned about Clemence in France as the people of Toulouse revere her. She was one of the first great Patrons of the Arts.<BR/><BR/>Your latest Bob collage was gorgeous.Diane Dehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178263734982687383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24442055.post-11271364425221786642007-04-07T11:18:00.000-07:002007-04-07T11:18:00.000-07:00It amazes me how you find all these wonderful peop...It amazes me how you find all these wonderful people, of poetry and music (and dance, etc...) I have been making lists to take to the Library.<BR/><BR/>When I took the photo for my Bob CD picture I thought of you and got some blosoms to add to it. <BR/>I've been stopping by the florist shop more often since reading your blog, a craving for colorful blooms...Bobby D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02205693811392933385noreply@blogger.com