Plaisirs simples: La secrétaire, avant de partir, a vite pris une photo de Miss Doodle en train de faire la cuisine: Pâtes à la farine complète avec un coulis de broccoli et de fenouil.
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Striving-for-Balance .... Miss Doodle's French Life - illustrated by Andrea
Friday, January 30, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2008 - Simple Pleasures
Simple pleasures: The secretary took this snapshot in a hurry: Miss Doodle making pasta with Broccoli and Fennel...
Plaisirs simples: La secrétaire, avant de partir, a vite pris une photo de Miss Doodle en train de faire la cuisine: Pâtes à la farine complète avec un coulis de broccoli et de fenouil.
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Plaisirs simples: La secrétaire, avant de partir, a vite pris une photo de Miss Doodle en train de faire la cuisine: Pâtes à la farine complète avec un coulis de broccoli et de fenouil.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Wednesday January 28th - Benedictine Abbey / Abbaye Bénédictine
Miss Doodle's Secretary is working on two very different paintings for an entry in an exhibition in Germany in March this year. Miss Doodle presents you a sneek preview:)Miss Doodle visiting the Benedictine Abbey St. Mary in Fulda, Germany.
La secrétaire de Miss Doodle travaille sur deux peintures très différentes en vue d'une exposition en Allemagne au mois de mars. Miss Doodle vous présente une "sneak preview":
Miss Doodle en visite à l'Abbaye Bénédictine St. Marie à Fulda en Allemagne.
St. Mary's Abbey is a Benedictine nunnery in Fulda, Hesse, Germany.
It was founded in 1626. Its first decades were very troubled as a result of the Thirty Years' War: the sisters often had to flee from enemy troops and the abbey was looted several times.
The nunnery was able to evade destruction during the secularisation of 1802 by turning itself into a girls' school. During the Kulturkampf, the sisters went into exile in France from 1875 to 1887. In 1898, the nunnery was elevated to the status of abbey. In 1942, although most religious houses in Germany were commandeered by the National Socialists, the nuns were able to avoid eviction by offering the use of most of the premises to the Wehrmacht.
After becoming closer in their way of life over a period of many years to the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation, the abbey finally became a member in 1982.
The nuns engage in various handicrafts, run the abbey shop and have built a compost activator.
L'abbaye bénédictine de Fulda fut fondée pour la mission dans le Nord de la Germanie. Elle prit son essor après 754 lorsqu'elle devint, en étant le lieu de la sépulture de St Boniface, une sorte de sanctuaire national pour les Germains. Une grande basilique fut construite, entre 791 et 819, sur le modèle de St-Pierre de Rome dont l'influence était grande à Fulda.
L'école de Fulda commença de devenir florissante sous Charlemagne et Alcuin et elle fut développée par Raban Maure. Connue alors dans toute l'Europe, elle apporta au monde germanique les oeuvres de l'Antiquité et les commentaires des Ecritures.
La secrétaire de Miss Doodle travaille sur deux peintures très différentes en vue d'une exposition en Allemagne au mois de mars. Miss Doodle vous présente une "sneak preview":
Miss Doodle en visite à l'Abbaye Bénédictine St. Marie à Fulda en Allemagne.
St. Mary's Abbey is a Benedictine nunnery in Fulda, Hesse, Germany.
It was founded in 1626. Its first decades were very troubled as a result of the Thirty Years' War: the sisters often had to flee from enemy troops and the abbey was looted several times.
The nunnery was able to evade destruction during the secularisation of 1802 by turning itself into a girls' school. During the Kulturkampf, the sisters went into exile in France from 1875 to 1887. In 1898, the nunnery was elevated to the status of abbey. In 1942, although most religious houses in Germany were commandeered by the National Socialists, the nuns were able to avoid eviction by offering the use of most of the premises to the Wehrmacht.
After becoming closer in their way of life over a period of many years to the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation, the abbey finally became a member in 1982.
The nuns engage in various handicrafts, run the abbey shop and have built a compost activator.
L'abbaye bénédictine de Fulda fut fondée pour la mission dans le Nord de la Germanie. Elle prit son essor après 754 lorsqu'elle devint, en étant le lieu de la sépulture de St Boniface, une sorte de sanctuaire national pour les Germains. Une grande basilique fut construite, entre 791 et 819, sur le modèle de St-Pierre de Rome dont l'influence était grande à Fulda.
L'école de Fulda commença de devenir florissante sous Charlemagne et Alcuin et elle fut développée par Raban Maure. Connue alors dans toute l'Europe, elle apporta au monde germanique les oeuvres de l'Antiquité et les commentaires des Ecritures.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Tuesday January 27, 2008 - Thinking about next summer...
Miss Doodle needs a bit of colorful superficiality right now, sky's so grey here in Paris...
Miss Doodle a besoin de couleurs et d'idées un peu superficielles, il fait si gris à Paris...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
winter sales shopping results - Résultats opération "Soldes"
Miss Doodle threw herself into the crazy winter-sales-shopping crowd, determined to buy a pair of shoes (which she really needs) but a very talented saleswomen made her understand that this was what she, Miss Doodle, really wanted:
Miss Doodle voulait s'acheter une paire de chaussures, dont elle a besoin, et profiter des soldes! Le résultat des courses: une vendeuse très douée a réussi à convaincre Miss Doodle que ce qu'elle voulait vraiment était exactement ceci:.....
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Miss Doodle voulait s'acheter une paire de chaussures, dont elle a besoin, et profiter des soldes! Le résultat des courses: une vendeuse très douée a réussi à convaincre Miss Doodle que ce qu'elle voulait vraiment était exactement ceci:.....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
WINTER SALES in Paris
Winter sales in Paris. Miss Doodle needs a new pair of shoes. She doesn't like shopping during sales period, that is like jumping into a very crowded swimmingpool with stale water..... but she needs these shoes...
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Monday January 5, 2008 - VISIT THE CLOTHARIUM
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Monday Dec. 29th, 2009 - Miss Doodle still celebrates
Miss Doodle still celebrates Christmas too....
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Thursday, December 23,2008 - Spirit
I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.
Kahlil Gibran
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Kahlil Gibran
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Friday, December 12th, 2008 - Who gives credit to the poor?
Miss Doodle, looking at the billboards on her daily trip through Paris Underground wonders:
Who gives credit to the poor?
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Who gives credit to the poor?
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Friday, December 5th, 2008 - The Birds of Sorrow and of Grief
This morning, the secretary opened the 5th little door of her advent-calendar, and found this behind it:
“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow and of grief from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.”
She has been thinking about this the whole day. It seems very desirable to do as the saying says, but how?
It seems, too, that Miss Doodle is one of those persons, who naturally does what the saying suggests. So, this came to the secretary's mind, it's for Suki.
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“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow and of grief from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.”
She has been thinking about this the whole day. It seems very desirable to do as the saying says, but how?
It seems, too, that Miss Doodle is one of those persons, who naturally does what the saying suggests. So, this came to the secretary's mind, it's for Suki.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Wednesday Dec. 3rd, 2008 - Miss Doodle sightseeing with friends
Artist Mike introduced the secretary to Ms. Esmeralda and Ms. Ermintrude and the secretary told Miss Doodle about them. So Miss Doodle invited the two "Mses" to a Paris sightseeing tour and while they were heading to the Eiffeltower, the secretary took a picture!
In the morning the sheep and Miss Doodle had been to the coiffeur (that is why Esmeralda and Ermintrude may look a bit like giant poodles) and here they are, all dressed up, looking glamorous.
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In the morning the sheep and Miss Doodle had been to the coiffeur (that is why Esmeralda and Ermintrude may look a bit like giant poodles) and here they are, all dressed up, looking glamorous.
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Monday, Dec. 1st, 2008 - Looking for inspiration
Miss Doodle does nothing at the moment. Empty easel, empty canvas, empty mind. Everything's empty, except the notebook. The notebook is the artist's survival kit in NOTHING TIMES.
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Miss Doodle walking right into the clever business trap
OK, here comes Miss Doodle again, and walks right into a trap!
Poor thing.
It happened to the secretary, too.
It can happen to everyone, No?
Poor thing.
It happened to the secretary, too.
It can happen to everyone, No?
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Monday, November 24, 2008
award !
Miss Doodle will be back very soon now, in the meantime she wanted to thank Suki for this Award which is for (Quote Suki:)
"This award is given for recognition of cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values transmitted in the form of creative and original writing (I am adding in art work)...that's the general idea. "
Will be back soon to send it off to 15 (wow, 15) friends:), but if we wait too long, every friend will allready have one, so we apologize in advance if that happens:)
Happy Greetings
the secretary
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