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Steering Through the Seasons
These days, the sun is out and the wind is strong. I was sitting by the beach yesterday, and watching as people start to take out their sails and boards. The season of water sports is in motion. As I sat eating in the sun, holding onto my quiche for dear life as the wind…
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Reawakening to Discovery
Today I went to Cannes. It’s been over a year since I’ve returned to this little place. It was nice to walk around the streets where I’ve had so many memories. While living in the south of France, it was the place I always went to sit by the beach and let go of my…
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Sharing Silent Moments
I have quite a few friends who are a lot older than me, and I like this. I think that older people know how to live life. I see them taking their time, walking slowly, and looking around rather than stuck in their phone. They are also very comfortable with silence in social situations… something…
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Things Left Unsaid
One time when I lived in Valbonne, I took the last bus from Antibes back home. At that time, I lived about 10 minutes walk from the village, and the bus terminates at the old town centre. It was dark early that night, and there weren’t many people on the bus. I stepped off, it…
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Only Remember the Good Things
This used to be the place I called home, my front gate. In the morning it would be cool, and in the afternoon, this street would get a slice of light running through it. Every day, as the seasons passed, it would be different. But it would always be beautiful. And it was generally always…
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The Smell of Rain and Fire
Today was a dull day, but I somehow felt happy. The white sky, to me, was calm, and the air was fresh. Most of the afternoon it drizzled, and luckily I had an excuse to be inside, but towards the evening it cleared. I decided to finish my bath early and go out for a…
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The View from Villa les Chênes Vert
Today, I took a long walk along the border of the sea. A smoky white vale was hanging about the sky, making the sun look like the moon. A perfect circle burning white, slowly lowering into the distant horizon. There was a strong, cold breeze pushing against me, but I hardly felt it. I was…
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When Loneliness Catches Up
Loneliness is sneaky, it catches up with you without your awareness. It’s in the little things you do, and the little things you say. Sometimes, it can go unnoticed for a whole life time. People react to this sneaky little feeling differently. For me, I notice it at first as a feeling being down, a…
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All the Stories we Don’t See
Valbonne keeps calling me, and it’s the only place outside Antibes I’ve frequented so far. I don’t know what it is, but I just love taking photographs there. It is so interesting to me. Maybe because I used to call it home, or maybe because it just is a pretty little village. I remember when…
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Rainy Days
Finally, it rains here. I decide to spend the majority of the day at home, for once. The clouds were grey all day today, and the drizzle remained steady. It would be easy to feel a little down with weather like this, especially for someone who loves the sun and blue sky. But truthfully, I…