Got a mail from Millie Garfield yesterday. She made me realise how little I have been blogging lately.
I have been on jury duty since April 27 and still have three weeks to go.
Of course, there’s not much I can tell about this, except that my days are full, that I feel like I’ve gone back to work while I was a happy retiree.
When it’s all over, it will make me cherish my retirement even more.
Meanwhile, I am basically trying to focus on a minimum of physical exercise, mainly walking, and also trying to continue my taking and posting one photo a day on flickr .
One of them has seen me
So this is my excuse for not blogging, but I must admit that my blogging has been pretty lame for the last year, I do feel like I have little to say and that writing is not my favourite mode of expression.
When jury duty is over, I might just resort to just posting photos or dropping the whole thing altogether.
Claude, please realize that however little you say, we enjoy reading your posts. Just a few words commenting on a photo are sufficient.
Comment by Monica — June 21, 2009 @ 1:30 pm |
Monica, how kind of you. Thanks for the encouragement. Maybe Blogging in Paris will turn into a photoblog with just a written post here and there…
Comment by Claude — June 21, 2009 @ 1:38 pm |
i heartily second that. your photos give a totally different dimension to paris. it helps that you tell us a bit about the scene in the photo, too.
Comment by M.E. — June 21, 2009 @ 1:39 pm |
M.E. I guess I could do that…
Comment by Claude — June 21, 2009 @ 2:33 pm |
dropping the whole thing altogether…
Pictures speak for themselves… so don’t worry, we could accept even if you do not write anything in your post… just send us silent posts! Lol.
You can’t leave this blog sphere… it’s a part of you… am sure you are going miss these pages you have built for so long… and you are going to miss our blogs toooooo.
Comment by royaltlady — June 21, 2009 @ 1:58 pm |
Silent posts… maybe you people could do the writing LOL
Comment by Claude — June 21, 2009 @ 2:34 pm |
Claude, the blog world will be greatly diminished if you decide not to return. I hope that is not the case.
Comment by kenju — June 21, 2009 @ 2:36 pm |
Kenju, so kind of you to say so. Feeling so ashamed because I hardly visit anyone any more, just for lack of time and change of life style!
Comment by Claude — June 27, 2009 @ 9:45 pm |
Some of us have blogger diarrhea and others, like you, actually think you have to say something when you blog!
Comment by Tabor — June 21, 2009 @ 5:12 pm |
I think you people do tell great stories when you blog and I feel that I have little to say these days. But I guess I will keep the photos
Comment by Claude — June 27, 2009 @ 9:46 pm |
Maybe I am one of the ‘blogger diarhea’ types that Tabor mentioned. I get carried away at times.
I really enjoy a post with a few lovely photos, even without dialogue. That is especially true when the photos are of Paris, one of my favorite cities. So, if you have the time, post a few of your lovely photos of your beautiful city and I will be overjoyed.
I am sure you will be happy when Jury Duty is over. As the current slang phrase says, “Hang in there.”
Comment by Darlene — June 21, 2009 @ 11:57 pm |
Whatever you do that makes you happy is what’s important. If you feel like putting up a photo – that’s great – if you feel like saying a few words that’s fine too –
The main thing is that you are well.
I know you are counting the days until your jury duty is over ( what a long time to serve) and then you will be a free woman!!
Comment by mildred garfield — June 22, 2009 @ 10:41 pm |
Millie, two more weeks to go and I’ll be a free woman again!
Comment by Claude — June 27, 2009 @ 9:46 pm |
Don’t stop blogging! Even if you only post very occasionally it is still fun to read.
Comment by Marion — June 23, 2009 @ 3:17 am |
Seconding all the others who encourage you to find your own particular bliss on the internet. Your photos are a delight, always–even a bit of caption enhances our view into your world. And good that you always have the camera with you during your own long trial of jury duty.
Comment by naomi dagen bloom — June 23, 2009 @ 11:39 pm |
Naomi, you are ever so kind! Thanks
Comment by Claude — June 27, 2009 @ 9:47 pm |
Claude
If you do give up – what would I do on Wednesday?
Mavis.
Comment by mrs k — June 24, 2009 @ 12:03 am |
Mavis, I have been very unfaithful to Wednesday Window (blushing)
Comment by Claude — June 27, 2009 @ 9:43 pm |
Please don’t give up blogging as I’m a fan of your BLOG. I Love your visual sense and your photography, it’s in your blood.
I’m sure that once the jury duty is over; life will be back to normal. You can continue to stroll the streets of your Paris and capture all these wonderful moments in time for us.
Don’t give up, I await more posts to come!
You have a bunch of fans worldwide Claude!
Someone in Hong Kong will be really sad if you don’t carry on!!
Comment by Molly Mavis — June 24, 2009 @ 3:39 pm |
Molly, so kind of you to say so.
Comment by Claude — June 27, 2009 @ 9:42 pm |
Maybe a regular diet of oysters and white wine could help the blogger mood?
Comment by Donald — June 25, 2009 @ 1:00 am |
Donald, you might have a point. I remember those oysters and that glass of white wine very fondly!
Comment by Claude — June 27, 2009 @ 9:43 pm |
Photos are good!!!
Comment by endment — June 27, 2009 @ 5:21 pm |
Thanks Endment
Comment by Claude — June 27, 2009 @ 9:47 pm |