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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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French music for 'Paris in July'

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One of the aims for this month's  Paris in July,  hosted by Tamara at Thyme for Tea , was to listen to some French music. I love French music, but listen to it far too seldom. I remember loving this song by Gilbert Becaud when I was younger,  Natalie . La Place Rouge etait vide Devant moi marchait Nathalie Elle avait un joli nom, mon guide Nathalie La Place Rouge etait blanche La neige faisait un tapis Et je suivait par ce froid dimanche Nathalie Elle parlait en phrases sobres De la Revolution d'Octobre Je pensais deja Qu'apres le tombeau de Lenine On irait au Cafe Pouchkine Boire un chocolat La Place Rouge etait vide Je lui pris son bras, elle a souri Il avait des cheveux blonds, mon guide Nathalie, Nathalie Dans sa chambre, a l'universite Une bande d'etudiants L'attendait impatiemment On a ri, on a beaucoup parle Ils voulaient tout savoir Nathalie traduisait Moscou, les plaines d'Ukraine Et les...
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