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NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: STORY SCENE AND SEEN – Blog # 25        

NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: STORY SCENE AND SEEN – Blog # 25. Can you visualize a scene in your book – is the story scene seen? Are the words forming a scene in your mind – can you see it in your mind? Or do you need to see the scene before you writeContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: STORY SCENE AND SEEN – Blog # 25        “

Non, je ne regrette rien – No regrets volunteering at the Paris 2024 Games

Non, je ne regrette rien – No regrets volunteering at the Paris 2024 “Wide Open” Games. As Edith Piaf sang in 1960, Non, je ne regrette rien – No regrets. She was singing about no regrets in letting go of years of emotional baggage, and I’m writing about no regrets in not letting go of an opportunity ofContinue reading “Non, je ne regrette rien – No regrets volunteering at the Paris 2024 Games”

Working in the Grand Palais, Paris

Working in the Grand Palais for the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The Paris 2024 Paralympics begins with the opening ceremony on Wednesday 28 August and, unlike the part-time, on-call, intermittent volunteer work in the Olympics, I’ll be working full-time, frontline, and the weekend for the 11 days of competition at the venue called the Grand PalaisContinue reading “Working in the Grand Palais, Paris”

NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: SPYING – Blog # 24        

NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: SPYING – Blog # 24. Why is spying an effective inspirational method when writing a book? It provides the fine detail to character development.  In a café, on the street, at a concert … people do stuff, people have habits, people have mannerisms, people have idiosyncrasies. Idiosyncrasies make a characterContinue reading “NEW PARIS BOOK IN PROGRESS IN 2024: SPYING – Blog # 24        “

Australian truffles in France – and cooking up a recipe

Australian truffles in France – and cooking up a recipe. I’ve been gifted unusual things in my life and a gift of an Australian truffle while living in France is no exception. By weight, the truffle is one of the most expensive foods to purchase, so I was thrilled to receive this birthday gift –Continue reading “Australian truffles in France – and cooking up a recipe”

The first Women’s Olympic Games – it began in Paris!

The first Women’s Olympic Games – it began in Paris! The 1922 Women’s Olympic Games – Jeux Olympiques Féminins – was the first global sporting competition for women. The event was held on one day – 20 August 1922 – at the Pershing Stadium in Paris. The 1922 Women’s Olympic Games was established because the International Olympic CommitteeContinue reading “The first Women’s Olympic Games – it began in Paris!”

Phryge the Paris 2024 Olympic mascot – but how do you pronounce it?

Phryge the Paris 2024 Olympic mascot – but how do you pronounce it? I’ve been popping into one of the 16 Paris 2024 Olympic Fan Zones around the capital where people can watch Olympic events on a big screen in a designated area. I asked a four-year old French girl at the Fan Zone ifContinue reading “Phryge the Paris 2024 Olympic mascot – but how do you pronounce it?”