Tag Archives: Paris

Lucky

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Sue Vincent

There are few photographs of my years in Paris. The camera I had back then was minimal, film expensive to process and anyway, postcards did a far better job that I could ever do. It doesn’t matter. Back then it … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Friendship, painting | Tagged art. memories, memoirs, Montmartre, Paris, Place du Tertre, Thierry Arnault, Thomas Coffield | 48 Comments

The wounded heart of Paris

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

The white dome of the Sacré-Cœur, floating like some fairy tale castle against the blackness was my very first glimpse of Paris. It was a school trip, we were no more than children… and I fell in love with the … Continue reading →

Posted in historic sites, Memories | Tagged art, beauty, fire, France, history, medieval architecture, memoirs, Notre Dame, Paris, youth | 53 Comments

Wonderful #midnighthaiku

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Imagination Inexhaustible riches Weird and wonderful The illustration is by French artist Thierry Arnault, who I met one evening in Paris long ago. Three pieces of art, including this one, encapsulate so much of my years hanging out in Montmartre…

Posted in Poetry | Tagged art, haiga, haiku, imagination, Paris | 4 Comments

Cleopatra’s Needle, London – Helen Jones

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Journey to Ambeth: However, I didn’t have to wait too long to be seen by the very helpful staff, so was soon back out in the sunshine with some time to spare before lunch. I thought I’d take … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, reblog | Tagged Alexandria, Cleopatra's needle, desert, dream, Egypt, embankment, heiroglyphics, Heliopolis, London Eye, London., New York, Nile, oddity, Paris, pharoah, Ramses, Sphinx, Thames, Thutmoses, Westminster | 2 Comments

Once upon a time in Paris …from the archives

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Sue Vincent

From the archives… How many perfect days can one have in a lifetime? As a child there are whole chunks of time that seem that way in memory, but as we grow up there are more pressures and worries and … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Life, Love | Tagged France, Paris, perfect day, true romance | 4 Comments

Goldfish with bluebells

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Sue Vincent

Lets’ face it; if you get a personally addressed email from someone purportedly representing an international United Nations initiative you are more than likely going to send it to the spam folder unopened. If (given the keyword in the subject … Continue reading →

Posted in flowers, nature, Photography | Tagged bluebells, International Year of Light, light, Paris, Unesco, United Nations | 51 Comments

When dreams come true…

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Night was falling as the train approached Paris. The noise of the carriage, the chatter of children and the rumble of the wheels had almost lulled me to sleep as the vision unfolded… a domed palace in the sky glowing … Continue reading →