Anna’s Personal Stuff

Jumps Over the Lazy Dog” – the pangram that we all knew by heart once upon a time. Those of us engaged in the process of mechanically transcribing the spoken word, that is. It was drummed into us as we sat in front of ageing – even then – Remington typewriters whose keyboards were hidden [...]

Molière’s Monsieur Tartuffe would have been proud of the Maire of Neuville-en-Ferrain, near Lille. “Cachez ce sein que je ne saurais voir!“ A bust of ‘Marianne’ is essential in every formal office of the Mairie. It is under ‘Marianne’s’ gaze that each young couple is married. Unfortunately, the bust of Marianne that Maire Cord had [...]

One of the mysteries of blogging is ‘who are you actually addressing’? Who are the people responsible for the ‘hits’ on your site? The only way I can write is to address Gloria and Saul – they are real people, I feel comfortable talking to them. Everybody else is welcome to eavesdrop – and I’m [...]