So is once again time for me to remember my dear late wife Martine. I am sorry, I need to do this post. The pain , I was told will smooth out with time , but it seems not to be true. I have written memorials before but I wanted to do a post on happy times we spent together on the 28 years of marriage and our passing by the city we met , Paris.
Even thus she was from Meaux, Seine-et-Marne dept 77, in the Brie cheese region, she worked in Paris 10éme when I met her. She later follow me very courageously to Florida USA where we traded citizenships and then she convinced me gladly to come to live in France permanently in 2003. It has been the best decision of my life and I owe it all to her.
So without much words but as the saying goes , a picture is a thousand words here is me , Martine, and Paris. We will always have Paris !! Bogart was right!!!
Thanksgiving in Paris with MF on leftaround old thanksgiving store for American goodiesloaded with dominos pizza off rue st dominique to eat out at port de suffren below the EiffelBistro Romain Champs Elysees near the Arc de TriompheAu Trappiste rue St Denis near ChâteletEarly on out from Meaux to her job on the 10éme this is the Gare de l’Est train stationBois de Boulogne cascades love that water fallFlower market near Conciergerie and she loves gardeningAs i met her on her job at the 10éme arrondissement of Paris in 1990!
Life is beautiful but short to many , done do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today. Do it, we did it well!!! And remember, happy travels, together/sharing are better; good health, because we needed to go on, and many cheers to all, because we mean it to all of you!!! We will always have Paris!!!!
I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world.
My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting.
Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers
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8 thoughts on “A work of love, Paris and Martine!”
Lovely and charming tribute to your wife whom you will always miss.
It will get better, but it will take some time. You can’t get over the loss of a dear one in a year or 2, but eventually the pain will lessen. You will always have the memories and Paris and, as they say, “It is better to have loved and been loved than never to have loved at all”. All the best.
Paris1972-Versailles2003 
Lovely and charming tribute to your wife whom you will always miss.
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merci beaucoup!
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It will get better, but it will take some time. You can’t get over the loss of a dear one in a year or 2, but eventually the pain will lessen. You will always have the memories and Paris and, as they say, “It is better to have loved and been loved than never to have loved at all”. All the best.
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merci knowing me I doubted it. but trying. thanks
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Lovely to have such wonderful memories. My favourite is the St Denis picture.
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thank you
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Thank you for liking our little blog. We hope that time will help heal your loss. All the best, A&J.
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Thanks so much..
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