Tag Archives: France

Thursday Doors, Avignon

Posted on June 24, 2021 by smkelly8

Thursday Doors is a weekly blogging challenge allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday

Posted on May 1, 2021 by smkelly8

Every week Sepia Saturday offers visual prompts to inspire bloggers, who love history, genealogy or nostalgia. This week we’re challenged to post band images. I’ve gathered a variety of band images from the Library of Congress. You can see more … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors Challenge

Posted on April 8, 2021 by smkelly8

Thursday Doors is a weekly blogging challenge allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday

Posted on February 5, 2021 by smkelly8

Every week Sepia Saturday challenges bloggers with an image. The photo above is of early X-Ray recipients. My goodness, what’s going on with these contraptions? I feel for the woman on the left. Here’s what I found on the Library … Continue reading →

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Cee’s Fun Foto

Posted on February 2, 2021 by smkelly8

Non-Alive Animals Each week Cee of Cee’s Photography challenges bloggers with a fun prompt. This week we’re to share photos of animals that aren’t alive. So they can be in art, a carving, food, clothing, what have you.  What will … Continue reading →

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Word of the Week

Posted on January 25, 2021 by smkelly8

Jacobin – (n.) the most radical and ruthless of the political groups formed in the wake of the French Revolution, and in association with Robespierre they instituted the Terror of 1793–4.

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The Cannonball Lodged in the Wall of the Hotel de Sens — StickyMangoRice

Posted on January 5, 2021 by smkelly8

On the 28th of July, 1830, a cannon was aimed at the Hôtel de Sens in Paris. The powder exploded, and the projectile, a lump of iron weighing several kilograms, collided with the stone with a hefty thunk. Instead of … Continue reading →

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Bien Sur

Posted on January 31, 2012 by smkelly8

You Should Say “Oui” If you were to visit Paris, you’d be up for anything and everything. You’d keep your schedule packed with excitement.From shows to museums to tours to restaurants, you wouldn’t want to miss out on a thing.You’d … Continue reading →

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