tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post3771265751837984124..comments2024-03-28T20:43:17.199-04:00Comments on paris breakfasts: Pray for Notre DameParisbreakfastshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-7614555758286022662019-04-22T07:34:53.209-04:002019-04-22T07:34:53.209-04:00We read over all typos!!!! ;)We read over all typos!!!! ;)Louvregirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052153326685432260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-90842676604206089442019-04-22T07:31:50.102-04:002019-04-22T07:31:50.102-04:00Carol, thanks so much for your responses. Just che...Carol, thanks so much for your responses. Just checking back now. I have visited Paris (in 1988) and did learn French (as a young woman.) Sadly, I did not visit Notre Dame Cathedral when I was there....Louvregirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052153326685432260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-73731315283366816312019-04-19T07:24:10.044-04:002019-04-19T07:24:10.044-04:00I have visited your blog off and on for years now ...I have visited your blog off and on for years now and this my first time commenting. I am heart broken over what happened to Note-Dame. But like the time before in this iconic building's history it will be rebuilt. Watching those flames was horrible! My heart goes out to you and people of Paris. <br /><br />Ezzirahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767513761820420238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-70438745256759237372019-04-17T19:31:05.293-04:002019-04-17T19:31:05.293-04:00It was so painful to watch our Notre-Dame on fire....It was so painful to watch our Notre-Dame on fire. I have always known her. I was remembering that as a toddler my mom walked with me on August 25, 1944 to hear de Gaulle talk in front of her (I don’t remember much though.) Then going to school I saw her daily for years. From the US I watched the French TV and read everything I could on the tragedy. What the public here may not know is that all churches built before 1907 belong to the state, not the church, so the Vatican might not give top money to help. Churches have to share the budget with castles, museums, etc. from taxes. Maybe 14 million visitors go to visit N-D yearly but admission is free. France is getting more secular, as of 2017 a survey showed only 1.8% attend weekly church services. 53% say they are Catholic but they may go to church only for weddings and such. I read on the Catholic sites that they are upset that not more was spent to keep N-D security systems up-to-date. But even though the Paris city budget has doubled in the last 15 years the budget allocated for church renovation has been cute 50%. <br /><br />Because N-D is known the world over,and its place in everyone’s heart, N-D is already getting large money pledges. But for example since 2000 44 historic churches in France have been demolished and more demolition is planned. As in the US, people don’t want to pay taxes and church renovation is expensive, it’s easier to demolish them and make a parking lot. I am not a believer (like most French people) but Notre-Dame is different, she is a cultural icon for us and it is great shock to see her like this. We are all demoralized and grieving.<br />Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-26545843692417766272019-04-17T02:52:38.224-04:002019-04-17T02:52:38.224-04:00SOMETHING, will I ever learn to spell? 😳😳😳SOMETHING, will I ever learn to spell? 😳😳😳Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-88543244659606617002019-04-17T02:52:06.430-04:002019-04-17T02:52:06.430-04:00Dear Lourvegirl,
Isnt it better to just give witho...Dear Lourvegirl,<br />Isnt it better to just give without expecting somehing in return?<br />I will donate to this charity for Notre Dame I found on the Guardian site:<br /><br />A Call for donations to help rebuild Our Lady of Paris, Notre-Dame cathedral, after the brutal fire that has partly destroyed it. 🙏<br />The Fondation du patrimoine is a private organization dedicated to saving french cultural and natural heritage.<br />➡https://don.fondation-patrimoine.org/SauvonsNotreDame/ <br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2019/apr/15/notre-dame-cathedral-fire-paris-france-landmark-live-news?page=with%3Ablock-5cb50d688f08ce46f07f00acParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-18803255020803316552019-04-16T17:06:57.576-04:002019-04-16T17:06:57.576-04:00It was so painful, to get the devastating news, an...It was so painful, to get the devastating news, and also watch, as portions of<br />Notre Dame collapsed. I know that, in time, it will rise again. Thank you,<br />Carol, for sharing your pictures with us.<br />Wendy in BaltimoreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-26529655284553907812019-04-16T15:10:02.181-04:002019-04-16T15:10:02.181-04:00Your photos today were among the most evocative I ...Your photos today were among the most evocative I have seen, it is one thing to see news images of the building itself, another to see people watching their beloved cathedral in flames.MDSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-50604452045193872272019-04-16T15:03:56.679-04:002019-04-16T15:03:56.679-04:00Absolutely wonderful news !!!!❤️Absolutely wonderful news !!!!❤️Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-43082339588902069082019-04-16T14:52:56.357-04:002019-04-16T14:52:56.357-04:00Thank you dear Solli ❤️
Notre Dame will rise agai...Thank you dear Solli ❤️<br /><br />Notre Dame will rise again 🙏🏻❤️Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-78922384505018007432019-04-16T14:51:30.958-04:002019-04-16T14:51:30.958-04:00Ahem...naturally I meant Notre Dame...not Motre et...Ahem...naturally I meant Notre Dame...not Motre etc..😳Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-33131753311366557012019-04-16T14:50:50.348-04:002019-04-16T14:50:50.348-04:00PARIS IS NOT WITHOUT OUR LADY !!!!
MOTRE DAME WIL...PARIS IS NOT WITHOUT OUR LADY !!!!<br /><br />MOTRE DAME WILL BE REBUILT as it has in the past...in the 1800s with VICTOR HUGO AND VIOLLET-LE-DUC. Please do a little research PBers. PLEASE❤️Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-19537654601480073772019-04-16T14:47:37.337-04:002019-04-16T14:47:37.337-04:00I am planning something Louvre girl 😄🎨
I have to...I am planning something Louvre girl 😄🎨<br />I have to finish the APRIL PARIS MAP FIRST !!!!🙏🏻🤞🏼❤️Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-28436628410315634022019-04-16T14:45:36.219-04:002019-04-16T14:45:36.219-04:00Thank you.
And I just read the windows at Notre ...Thank you. <br /><br />And I just read the windows at Notre Dame are intact - a miracle!MJ Rosehttp://www.mjrose.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-87907244967712892582019-04-16T12:24:58.323-04:002019-04-16T12:24:58.323-04:00I thought of you too and am glad you are safe. It ...I thought of you too and am glad you are safe. It sounds like the structure is intact at least. It could have been so much worse!fashion survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10313156871501281318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-39916089669463384672019-04-16T10:48:34.278-04:002019-04-16T10:48:34.278-04:00Thinking on you Carol, since Notre Dame is close t...Thinking on you Carol, since Notre Dame is close to your island in the Seine river. Trés desolé. I am sure it go back to beauty.Maribel / Klarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954729996813610211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-36194989883770196922019-04-16T10:36:04.578-04:002019-04-16T10:36:04.578-04:00Hearts around the world are breaking with you. And...Hearts around the world are breaking with you. And yes, what Louvregirl said above. <br /><br />We feel heartbroken here -- I am so grateful I have had several visits to Notre Dame (and more exterior views) to hold in my heart.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-44006899951328194152019-04-16T10:19:45.076-04:002019-04-16T10:19:45.076-04:00Dear Carol & Bear: We have had few words since...Dear Carol & Bear: We have had few words since yesterday to express our feelings of shock, loss, heartbreak. Please know that you are in our close thoughts. We booked flights to Paris earlier this week, and cannot wait to be in our most beloved and cherished city. We send prayers, and all good thoughts of hope and healing. Love, Patricia and Eric, Minneapolis, MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-32712626908767363972019-04-16T08:40:43.667-04:002019-04-16T08:40:43.667-04:00Carol, Do you have a watercolor card that you have...Carol, Do you have a watercolor card that you have painted of Notre Dame? [Also, just a thought, if you did have one and sold it perhaps you (we) could raise money for the restoration/rebuilding.]<br />louvregirlLouvregirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052153326685432260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-40132353102108101002019-04-16T07:07:33.551-04:002019-04-16T07:07:33.551-04:00I can’t imagine how you feel. My thoughts are jum...I can’t imagine how you feel. My thoughts are jumbled, scattered, moving from one idea of how tragic this is, to another. It is where I go first thing, almost always, when I arrive in Paris. It is my church when I am there, where I go to worship. It is where my partner and I exchanged rings, in the park behind the cathedral. I can’t even say I feel broken hearted, just numb. Sort of like when my father died. <br />My heart breaks for you, the folks who live near there, the shop keepers, the musicians (street and not) and clergy and all the others who cherish this beautiful, monument to faith and history. Keep your chin up!RosieCarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289318381127454512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-4843119145766036632019-04-16T05:32:01.609-04:002019-04-16T05:32:01.609-04:00Thanks so much for another year of Paris maps. I a...Thanks so much for another year of Paris maps. I am mourning with you as we watch the news this morning from Notre Dame. Take good care, my thoughts are with you. PWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-53420066117794806812019-04-16T04:11:08.454-04:002019-04-16T04:11:08.454-04:00Love this !!❤️❤️❤️Love this !!❤️❤️❤️Parisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-23967056291068843622019-04-16T04:10:50.838-04:002019-04-16T04:10:50.838-04:00Hello from Seattle—
A student came to my writing ...Hello from Seattle—<br /><br />A student came to my writing studio today to tell me that Notre Dame was burning and it was the longest two-hour session of my life because I couldn’t keep my mind on her work. As soon as she left, I watched the news and burst into tears. <br /><br />I’ve never been to Notre Dame, though I’ve wanted to see it since I was in my freshman French class 30 odd years ago. I always assumed one day I would, though because my French is so horrible I’ve really only let myself visit countries where English is the primary language, and my interest in Irish literature keeps landing me there instead of France. Even now, I’m not sure when I was weeping earlier today because of the history that was burning up with those timbers, because when something beautiful is destroyed it is physically painful to me, or because I missed seeing it in all of its original decrepit splendor.<br /><br />After I was done feeling sorry for myself, I then thought of you. Later, I would think of Madame Rutkowski, my French teacher in high school who I did not like at all but who I recognize now was a wonderful teacher who gave me a love of French history and a particular interest in Paris. Then even later, I’d remember a kid I knew in junior high who is an ex-pat in Paris now doing something that seems important on Facebook at Château de la Muette (I’m unclear on the details). But first, it was you, which is an odd thing to say about someone I’ve never met. I’ve been reading your blog for years now, and my mother—who is in Indiana—and I regular talk about whether or not the other has seen the latest Paris Breakfasts and we talk about your adventures and your art.<br /><br />Anyhow, I am sorry for your loss. And thank you for rekindling my love of the idea of Paris, though I’m sure that’s what made the news today seem extra sad. BSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-60968973593490554322019-04-16T00:23:09.207-04:002019-04-16T00:23:09.207-04:00Thank you all for your kind thoughts and words.
I ...Thank you all for your kind thoughts and words.<br />I am convinced It will be rebuilt. It was in a terrible state. Pollution has eaten away at the stones...ND held together with spit and glue more or less. <br />Now the whole world will step in hopefully. ❤️<br />XXXXParisbreakfastshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558314043814894010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26546687.post-37121575565178374162019-04-15T23:00:57.111-04:002019-04-15T23:00:57.111-04:00This is so terribly sad. I just watched the scenes...This is so terribly sad. I just watched the scenes of people singing hymns as they battled the fire and it is just heartbreaking. <br /><br />I'm very glad that it is safe now, and that so many people are planning on pitching in to rebuild. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06857524322642285081noreply@blogger.com