Blogging Anniversary - 10 years

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A while ago I checked when I did my first blog post, in order to celebrate with an anniversary post. Well, that day came and went without any reaction from me. Better late than never, so here a reminder of my very first blog post from 24 October 2012.  The book was New Finnish Grammar  by Diego Marani. Marani is an Italian novelist, translator and newspaper columnist. While working as a translator for the European Union he invented a language ‘Europanto’ which is a mixture of languages and based on the common practice of word-borrowing usage of many EU languages. It was a suitable book to start with, being a book about letters, languages and memories. With a beautiful prose, the novel went directly to my heart.  "One night at Trieste in September 1943 a seriously wounded soldier is found on the quay. The doctor, of a newly arrived German hospital ship, Pietri Friari gives the unconscious soldier medical assistance. His new patient has no documents or anything that can ide...
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Paris in July 2020 - coming to an end

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All things come to an end, and Paris in July 2020 has finished. Host Tamara at Thyme for Tea,  lets us linger a little bit more though. Time to wrap up. I have enjoyed all the various posts about Paris and France. Learnt a lot, been inspired, got hungry, extended my to-read list, and even managed to put up a few posts myself.

As usual, my plans went 'out the window' (as we say in Swedish), meaning that very few of my intended posts were written. Other inspiration came in their place. I read books by my two favourite thriller writers; The Poison Will Remain by Fred Vargas and  Time is a Killer by Michel Bussi. A few favourite French movies went into the pot, as well as some unfinished posts from last year(!) about magical rooms; Gertrude Stein and Natalie Clifford Barney and Adrienne Monnier and Sylvia Beach. At the very end of July, I received a book from author and blogger Paulita Kincher for a review, Falling for Provence. That was a wonderful novel for wrapping up everything French. 

Thank you Tamara for hosting the event. I understand it is not only me who really enjoys the month of July, due to Paris but many other bloggers as well. Happy seeing old friends, make new acquaintances, and having had an enjoyable time. See you next year for Paris in July, but hope to run into you during the waiting time. 

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  1. Mae Travels4 August 2020 at 16:10

    Paris never ends in our thoughts and imagination! A neighbor yesterday, completely by chance, dropped off two favorite mysteries that happen to be set in Paris!

    I've enjoyed your posts.

    be well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. Lisbeth 4 August 2020 at 19:16

      Lucky you to have such nice neighbours! Thanks for your contributions which are really well written, and contains a lot of interesting history.

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  2. Emma at Words And Peace / France Book Tours5 August 2020 at 03:48

    So glad you were able to review Paul Kincer's book. If some of your readers want to say a but more in France I have a giveaway going on for this book, for the whole month or August: https://francebooktours.com/2020/08/01/august-2020-book-of-the-month-giveaway/
    We also have 2 books set in France available for review: https://francebooktours.com/

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    1. Lisbeth 17 August 2020 at 14:13

      It was really a positive surprise! Loved it, for its story, characters and historical features.

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  3. Jeanie5 August 2020 at 16:19

    I was going to do a fifth week and just couldn't get it together! Thanks for the introduction to the terrific books you posted about!

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    1. Lisbeth 17 August 2020 at 14:13

      Happy you find them interesting. They were all good!

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