tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65810822011-11-28T02:08:50.634+01:00The diary of a Parisian cat loverPierrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11823304881368264694noreply@blogger.comBlogger431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581082.post-66593003779142404132011-06-12T06:33:00.000+02:002011-06-12T06:33:00.496+02:00

see more It Made My Day

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It's with great pleasure that I announce the creation of the KittyKam at http://www.kittyworld.com I hope you will see the kitties

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Taken yesterday in Paris

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After a long silence, I am trying to revive this blog. More pictures, If I can one per day.  No more political rants (it's boring) and plenty of kitties

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With the snow in Paris, and my love for flowers my camera was pretty busy. here is the result

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To all who celebrateFrom Nazca, Navajo and Pierre

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While still working on my Cro magnon serie, I'm also working on a copy of the Antonello Da Messina portrait of the Virgin Mary. Here is the painting I will copy: For the moment, I'm doing a drawing. Hard work! The kitties already adopted her!

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This picture was taken in Granville France It can be translated by "City of Granville Safety buoy can only be used in case of emergency.... thank you

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The miners are being rescued in Chile!!! It's so fantastic!! After 68 days!!! I have been watching it on Sky and CNN live since this morning! On another subject, I escaped death or at least serious poisoning.  I was prescribed 3 100mg pill to take at dinner instead of 3 25mg.  According to my research, I would have probably be fatal! Luckily I saw the mistake and decided to call my Dr.  He

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This is utterly strange... Last night I had a dream where I was having a sore and white throat... If you asked me what were the symptoms of Scarlet fever, I would said I don't know.  Red plaques on the body, maybe  but NOT sore and white throat. THe doctor who was talking to me (I was in hospital) said: ! SCARLET FEVER. Luckily it's not the case in real life but the fact that I knew the symptoms

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I just received another of these Nigeria scam (about compensations on Nigeria scams). It starts like this... Dear Beneficiary, I am Mrs. Cynthia Steele, I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside here in NW Washington. My residential address is as follows. 320 First Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20534 USA. United States Of America, am thinking of relocating since I got my

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I'm old. I have 2 pair of glasses, one to see from far away, one to read. At least, with my health insurance it was free.....

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THis cat is hilarious

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Don't get me wrong, not in soccer. In striking and I believe that it has always been the case As usual in September, we have, at least  a day of strike. French people excel in striking.  In UK they have streaking, here our national sport is transportation strikes.  This time it's about retirement. It's said that there was 2 million people in the streets.  I wanted to demonstrate but, ahem, there

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I went to the Eye Dr today and finally will have some glasses made. I had some progressive glasses that I hated so I settled for 2 pairs this time. I hope it will help me to read the small scripts! Is it  age or are they writing smaller and smaller? They also offered me 2 pair of sunglasses! Yipee!! I will look like That guy now :)

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Peace on Earth

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Just because

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She may have not a strong voice but she is prettier 

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Misscellania is a very funny blog.  Really hilarious Here is a joke found there A student comes to a young professor’s office hours. She glances down the hall, closes his door, and kneels pleadingly. ”I would do anything to pass this exam,” she says...Go there to see what happens

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Nazca is nicer !!

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I just finished eating my birthday cake. With candles (No I did not eat the candles!) We had a very nice diner. Foie gras, Lompfish roe and chocolate cake.  The kittens had some tiny bits of foie gras and loved it! I received a nice book from my drawing teacher about Dürer. Had some nice phone calls from friends (THank you Tara!) For the moment, I'm watching an interesting documentary about the

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Yes, Today, I'm 51. The day started nicely! the kitties decided to let me sleep and not wake me up at 5am, I got some nice presents and spent the morning answering birthday wishes from my friends. Later , I wil go to my drawing lesson.  I'm working on the first painting of a new serie about the Cro Magnons !!! Here is the first draft: the camp I will tell you more about this day later!

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Hello,World!After nearly 2 years of silence, I'm writing on this blog again.I hope to make it more active in the future.As some of you know, I will be 51 years old tomorrow. It feels strange to be on the other side of the century.The kittens Nazca (formerly Naughty but Nice) and Navajo are thriving and marvellous friends to them and to us.For the moment, they are curled up together an a

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Doing a huge cleaning, throwing out papers and stuffs, here is what I found..... (Thank you Jacques Prevert)Soot from the chimneyMails from my ex girl friend. I should throw them in the garbage...My stone collection. out it goes.Lighters and matches. And I keep buying some...A pipe. Souvenir from a trip to India.Tons of cat toysMy vaccinations certificateNo raccoonOn the mezzanine where I

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3 weeks without posting, sorry to let you down for so long, but so many things happened.....Let's start with the Ugly.On the 5th, at 5 pm, my Mum fell in the street. She managed to call me with her valid arm. The other one was dislocated. The paramedics were around her and her nose was bleeding. As it happened in front of the house, I arrived immediately and was able to go with her to the

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I might be a Reformed Church protestant... supposedly preferring simplicity, austerity, humble Churches and Temples, I have a special love for Gothic Cathedrals. One of them being Notre Dame of Paris. Tonight, after dinner, I decided to take pictures of this beautiful monument at night.When you realise the efforts done for 2 centuries by craftsmen, artists, builders, you just have to be

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Sorry, I have been pretty silent these past few days. I was working at night and was exhausted. At least I was able to take 2 days off for my Birthday. 49. Gosh I feeeeeel oldddddddd. Well not seriously! Even if I celebrated my birthday with a cold. Lets see, what did I received: Books from Mum, and some marvelous present from my Friend Noel Anne in the US, plus a phone call from another

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Don't expect to see the Moulin Rouge or the Lido. I was just musing yesterday evening near the Seine river.If the Eiffel Tower is blue, it's to celebrate EuropeClick on the pictures to view full size "Eclairage de la Tour Eiffel - Copyright Société Nouvelle d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel - Conception Pierre Bideau"

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As some of you know, I live with my Mum. The other night, she fell again. I was at work and could not come over immediately. Luckily, she was not harmed. Only a few bruises. But I will have to find a solution. At least, in a few months, I will be without job, so able to take better care of her...I just realised it's another rant... I should be ranting about rants!Addendum!Instead of ranting

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For those who don't know, I suffer from sleep apnea. I cant sleep without a cpap machine...And it makes me sad. I never will be able to go to the Outback in Australia, or in the Gobi desert. Because I need to plug my damn machine.Sorry for ranting. I'm just sad my adventures are over....I was watching some documentaries on Africa, and Australia... I would like so much to sleep under the stars,

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Is named Maffeta. She is a wonderful hard working cat living in the very nice Pizzeria Venezia rue Albert, in the 13th district in Paris. She always come to say hello to the customers, and sometimes jump on your laps. But never beg any food (she is well fed by the owners and is very keen on Parmigiano cheese. For the moment, the restaurant is closed for 2 weeks, so she has no customers (but

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Every time I go to my drawing lesson, this cat comes to the studio. Usually, my teacher pets him, and gives him some cat food. but he keeps meowing, when he looks at our work. He only says one time of meow. Sort of pitiful complain I now believe that it's his judgment on our work. Is it "How nice!" Is it, "You draw like a 4 years old baboon" No one knows. I hope He means a compliment.

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Is no more. I believe it was destroyed by the machine that cleans the sidewalk.But I saw many more on my way to walk. A little bit of nature in a macadam world...

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I don't know what it is, where it came from, but she is fighting to survive.I just realized she was there when I left to go for errands today. She is there, on my door step. Realize, I went passed her for weeks without noticing herShe is fighting to survive in the macadam, in a big city like Paris, but she makes it....It's a symbol for me. I will water her tomorrow.BTW if you know what kind of

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Life in the Shoe is a blog written with great talent by Dorcas Smucker.Mother of six, she lives in Oregon on a farm, and tells regularly about her daily life, expectations, and let's not forget canning fruits! What she writes, the way she writes it, definitely makes people better human beings. I am also reading her books: Ordinary Days--Family Life in a Farmhouse and Upstairs the Peasants are

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Until September there is a fantastic exhibition at the Paris Pinacotheque. The famous Xian warriors. Buried for centuries and rediscovered recently. They are in terracotta, human size and extremely lifelike.Terracotta ArmyThe exhibition is pretty small but really well made. There are 6 or 7 warriors, 2 horses and many vases and artifacts.I always dreamed to see some of these warriors in real.

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John James Cooper 1893-1975For most of the people, the 14th is Bastille day. Of course. In our family it was also the birthday of my Grandfather John James Cooper. He was born in Australia in 1893 and had a very amazing life. In 1915, he decided to join the ANZACS to fight in WWI.I was always amazed that he, and thousands of young men would come from Down Under to do their duty. 6 weeks on a

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Today, 83 years ago, a special person was born in Paris! Nadia Kathleen Cooper. My mother!The century was still in the roaring twenties (les années folles) Mum was a nice baby and a very well behaved little girl. She still is.She has a huge heart and through her I learned compassion, the love for hard work, art, reading, well nearly everything. She has gone through difficult times, during the

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Since I was at school, I was always told I was very bad at drawing and painting. Drawing like a todler...A year ago, I decided to take the matters in hands and learn to draw. I found a marvelous teacher, Anca, who has been very patient with me. And now, the wonderful world of pencils, erasers (a lot of erasing) is filling my life.For the moment, I'm working on the Michel Angelo's David. Hard

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4 days ! Free to relax and take some pictures in Paris. I decided to take one more day off. I can't promise some photos of the 14th of July as I will be working, but I will try.Meanwhile, an Eiffel tower I took some weeks ago...

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This blog was supposed to be the one of Tao ze frenchy kitty and myself. Tao did not make it. He lost his battle against lymphoma and went to the Bridge on the 28th of May 2008. He was 11 years old. A marvellous companion that I miss dearlyI know he is not suffering and that is the most important thing.Fly well my friend, you will remain forever in my heartNow this blog will take another

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