Memories forever ,in memoriam my sweet Frenchie !!!

Posted in Bretagne, France, Paris, Versailles

As my blog is part of my life history and all the wonderful travels done with my family and alone throughout the years, I had the sad news to announce the passing of my dear wife Martine, Of course this has to be part of my blog, and updating its text for me. Therefore short but my most difficult post on the memories forever, in memoriam my sweet Frenchie !!! Hope you appreciate the post as I,

My first trip out with my dear late wife Martine was showing me her route to work by the Gare de l’Est, Paris. Memories forever !!!! We were married in Daytona Beach Fl USA on December 26 1990, It reminds me that 14 years ago (November 26 2010) , a group of friends from an online travel forum VT now part of TA, asked me to write a book or a blog on my travel experiences. Well, it was nice, but me a book lol!! My writing is rambling all over, just could not be done. However,  a blog well maybe. Had an American friend living in Madrid for many years, who was into these blogs thingy and recommended to me WordPress  because it was easy to set up me not tech oriented. So it was done as Paris1972-Versailles2003.com came about with the name of Paris as my first year visited the city while living in Madrid. The year of Versailles is from when came to live in France permanently.  The blog have been entertaining thanks to all those readers “like” and comments ; I really enjoy it, and has a wonderful pain killer. 

As my Martine was from Meaux, Seine et Marne dept 77 of the Île de France region of my belle France, I have no words when called by the doctor at 19h (7pm) April 30 2018 to informed me of her passing at Chubert Hospital (Bretagne Atlantique) in Vannes. It was/is and will be a very sad moment for me for a wonderful huge beautiful 28 years of marriage and 3 wonderful good boys who are very close to me and we supported each others strongly as the closest family on her side is around 7 hours from us and my family is thousands of miles away. My Mom Gladys had passed away on December 27, 2007 and my Dad Elio passed away on January 7, 2023, The house is much lonely soothed by our good dog Rex who is a border collier mix labrador now 6 yrs old, We have been a close family since marriage as my parents guarded my boys while we worked and they were retired already,

I have come to appreciate more the fact that I am French and live in this wonderful country. I thank my Martine for that,  and will continue to showcase my love for France (if anything to honor her). The French family came to her crematorium at Plescop which in these times is when the real friends show up and I am very glad have a bunch. Her ashes as my parents were spread out at sea off Honfleur, Normandy, I had the extreme priviledge of meeting her by August 1989 writing letters and phone calls later until met in Meaux in 1990.

I did this post to remind me and read it often, now updating it on text and a picture of her home where first met her 36 Rue Noefort, Meaux (see pic trail to back garden) living then with her maternal grandmother who raised since 10 when her father Pierre passed away from an auto accident on the snow coming from Toulouse, Farewell my Martine ,we will not forget your staunch positive aptitude and so much caring for us . As we had said many times, we take our motto from Alexandre Dumas Three Muskeeteers , ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE. We are together thanks to your example and strenght. God bless you my mamie blue, and may the angels keep you great company as you look after us from your resting place.

meaux 36 rue noefort side ent to garden MF dec18

Thank you all my readers to make it so comfortable to enjoy myself telling you all the good things about my travels. I am continuing my blog thanks to all and my desire to tell all the wonderful places we have been and to remind ourselves of those we have not .This is not a typical post but then again is a must to do, There you go folks, hope you appreciate the meaning of this post as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

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 All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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