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| A gathering of support in Chef Boutonne |
It’s been a dark week for
Paris, for France, for religion, for freedom of speech and for anyone in the
world with a compassionate bone in their body.
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| Je Suis Charlie |
On Friday I watched the events
unfurling in Paris, glued to the TV at a time of day when the TV is rarely on.
I was shocked, horrified and sad, but by the end of the day proud to be here in
France.
Today Ade and I took part
in a manifestation in our local town. Along with about four or five hundred
others we gathered to show our support and to remember those who tragically
lost their lives this week. As we stood together outside the Mairie for a
minute’s silence, similar events were being held in other towns and cities at
the same time. I saw familiar faces from school, from my yoga class, from our
village, from the local English community and from Facebook. We listened to the
Maire and other speakers, sung the Marseillaise and then candles and words
were left at the war memorial. It was very moving.
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| La belle France |
This was the view of our little piece of France taken on the way home. It was very peaceful and I’m
thankful I have the freedom to live here and to share my life through the words
and pictures on this blog with my friends wherever in the world you may be.
I wish you all a peaceful
2015.
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