Belaud (2008 – 2019)

29 Friday Nov 2019

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Belaud, Chartreux, Death, jealousy, Préciosité, sharing

Belaud in 2009

Belaud (2008 – 2019)

I’m about to work again, but life changed drastically today (29 November). I took my cat Belaud to his vet. Cancer was diagnosed. Dr de Vette (that is his real name) thought the only humane thing to do was euthanasia. Belaud was the French chartreux who was my constant and beloved companion since 2008.

He had stopped eating several days ago, drank smaller and smaller amounts of fresh water, and he wouldn’t eat his treats. The last two nights, he didn’t sleep on the bed. This was unusual because he was always as close to me as possible.

I took him to the vet’s knowing what I would be told, yet hoping I was wrong.

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Dom Garcie de Navarre and Les Fâcheux have both been considered Précieux plays and both are a discussion on jealousy. Is jealousy a sign of love or is it destructive? The question was discussed in Salons, one of France’s major cultural and social institutions. Salons have now closed. In French seventeenth-century salons, questions d’amour were dissected by men and women. Topics discussed in salons changed from century to century and, to some extent, from salon to salon. In earlier posts, we have seen la carte du Tendre, the map of love. It appeared in Clélie, Histoire romaine, a novel by Madeleine de Scudéry. The Map of Tendre was engraved by François Chauveau. In Dom Garcie de Navarre, jealousy is as we have seen it in Molière’s Amphitryon. The seventeenth-century masterpiece on the subject of jealousy is Madame de La Fayette‘s Princesse de Clèves, published in 1678.

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I’m so sorry my little Belaud has left us. He was affectionate, quiet, friendly, and always happy. He had been with me since he was old enough to be adopted and ran my life in a manner that suited us both. Belaud was named after Joachim du Bellay‘s Belaud, also a chartreux.

LOVE TO EVERYONE 💕

Swedish lutenist Jonas Nordberg performs the Prélude and Allemande from the Suite in a minor for theorbo by Robert de Visée.

Joachim du Bellay

More Support for Meghan

27 Sunday Oct 2019

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Duchess of Sussex, Duke of Sussex, Samantha Markle, sharing

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex

As you know, my computer doesn’t work well. I’m still waiting for the new keyboard to arrive and must use an on-screen keyboard in the meantime.

However, I cannot resist offering further support to Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. More people are attacking Meghan, including her own half sister, she of the “faked pregnancy” accusation.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/meghan-markles-sister-accused-her-202455326.html

We do not live in “the best of all possible worlds.” (Gottfried Leibniz) On the contrary, our planet is endangered. People are bullied. Retirees cannot afford a living. Citizens of rich cities are sleeping outdoors on sidewalks. And everything is too expensive for most wallets.

But we have Meghan, a beautiful and accomplished woman who could use her new position to help those who are suffering. But jealous minds, yes, jealous minds, will not allow her to be what she is. She combines a superior mind, beauty, talent, charm, warmth, compassion, spontaneity and very good taste. But she is hounded by tabloids and various public figures who are licking their chops because they have a new Diana, which means considerable money. Except that this new Diana is African-American, divorced, a former actress, and she has an unkind sister.

Meghan and Prince Harry met, fell in love, and decided to marry. How could anyone be certain that introducing one to the other would lead to love and marriage, but it did and Meghan acted as is expected of royals. She dressed in a elegant manner and went through a pregnancy the first year she was a royal.

When Christopher Reeve broke his neck and was paralyzed, I heard people say that it didn’t matter; he was rich. I believe I am hearing the same thing. Meghan lived comfortably as the star of Suits and was loved by her colleagues and by those who watched the television programme. She gave up a secure position, a lovely little house, a safe and loving environment, because she loved Prince Harry.

As for the so-called rift, if a rift there is, between William and Harry, William knows very well that the power he will wield as future king is due entirely to an accident of birth. He was born before Harry, but the two are brothers. Harry is William’s closest relative. Does anyone think that Meghan will curtsy before Kate. Nonsense. They’ll kiss or hug! Meghan is Kate’s sister-in-law and their children are first cousins.

To my knowledge, charity is still a virtue. Moreover, there is nothing wrong with being well-educated, accomplished, active, beautiful, rich, and a royal.

This post published itself. It’s a “dialog.” The post I published is shorter and not as revealing.

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764)
Les Boréades: Entrée de Polymnie.
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Marc Minkowski

Meghan. She’s not OK

21 Monday Oct 2019

Posted by michelinewalker in Sharing, The Royals

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Archie, blogging, Desmond Tutu, Duke and Duchess of Sussex

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and little Archie visiting Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Getty Images)

The Most Reverend Archbishop Desmond Tutu (Wikipedia)

Now I know why Meghan left everything to be Prince Harry’s wife. He is a very good husband who is defending her. I also know why he said: She’s the one. They match. Some marriages are made in heaven, as are some friendships.

I will never recover from the harm that was inflicted on me by university colleagues and administrators, and an insurance company’s case manager. They took my life away.

According to my doctor, my blogging community has kept me from leaving the planet. I told him that blogging had become difficult. His advice was that I blog a little less, but carry on because you provided pleasurable moments and helped keep me safe.

Meghan has already been harmed, and it could be a very long time before she recovers. But Harry and Meghan’s trip to Africa was revealing. Little Archie held out a hand to Archbishop Desmond Tutu thereby showing that he is a trusting and happy little boy. Meghan touched her baby bump throughout her pregnancy. I believe doing so sent a message to little Archie. He was loved from the moment he was conceived. As for the resemblance between father and son, it is astonishing. Archie is Harry’s son. Prince Harry is so proud of his wife.

Harry’s mother did not die of natural causes, so Harry has to keep cheap tabloids at bay and give his family the privacy they require.

I do not know Meghan. She may be more ambitious than I am, but there are millions of persons who want a successful career. I did…

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex

https://ca.hellomagazine.com/royalty/02019101853423/meghan-markle-itv-documentary-not-ok

Erik Satie —Gnossiennes
Pianist: João Paulo Santos

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

08 Tuesday Oct 2019

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (MSN)

I will write on The Princess of El(l)is, but I can’t resist mentioning Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex.

When I was a child in a very Catholic Quebec, we were taught that one could not speak ill of others. It was called médisance, and it was considered a sin. In fact, my parents would not allow us to engage in any form of gossiping and to judge others. We had to report mistreatment and were protected, but there were rules of conduct.

So, given the education I received, I have looked upon the negative comments about the Duchess of Sussex as uncharitable, and since it has been said, among other falsehoods, that she faked her pregnancy, the word uncharitable fails to describe the villainy of her detractors.

It started with the price of her clothes. As you know, Meghan is African-American, divorced, and a former actress. She may therefore have feared rejection from the Royal family of Britain and fought this fear by dressing impeccably. As a matter of fact, dressing well is expected of Britain’s Royals. Meghan’s beauty and elegance are assets to the Crown, and so is her engaging personality. She may not continue to purchase very expensive clothes at the rate she did, but she is unlikely to stop wearing lovely clothes.

Moreover, given that the Duchess of Sussex was in her mid-thirties and had a successful career when she and Prince Harry met, it was to be expected that she would combine certain personal endeavours and her duties as a Royal.

Meghan may not be perfect. Who is? But those who are defaming her are harming a human being and may destroy their prey, which is very wrong.

I admire Prince Harry and love Meghan’s spontaneity and warmth.

Love to all of you.

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The Duchess of Sussex (Time)

A Delay

09 Friday Aug 2019

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a Praise of Tobacco, a Ruse, Dom Juan, Sganarelle

Sganarelle par Dugazon (théâtre-documention.com)

Above is an image of Sganarelle praising tobacco. Molière‘s Dom Juan is an obscure play. As the curtain lifts, Sganarelle, Dom Juan’s valet, is praising tobacco. A critic called this praise of tobacco an encomium, but a paradoxical encomium. I believe I found this information in a book or article by Patrick Dandrey.

I read several books on Molière before entering a sabbatical I would devote to writing my book on Molière. It didn’t happen. The Chair of my department called me in and asked me to prepare two new courses in areas I was not familiar with. I could not say no because I feared him.

When I returned to work, I realized that during my absence, no one upgraded the language lab component. It took me two months to upgrade it. So, my workload triggered a serious episode of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. I was vulnerable and accepted to move to Sherbrooke. That was a mistake. One should not make serious decisions when one is unwell.

However, here I am preparing my final will. My mind took me back to what had been my home: Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

My University eliminated me, using a ruse, because of an illness I could manage, given normal circumstances. I can work on a full-time basis, if assigned a normal load of courses. What my university did to me was very wrong.

Beware of wills.

So, we are returning to Dom Juan and specifically to the relationship between Dom Juan, the character, played by La Grange, and Sganarelle, Molière’s role.

Love to everyone 💕

Michel Lambert
“Ma bergère est tendre et fidelle,” air sérieux
Stephan van Dyck
Musica Favola Ensemble