June 25,2025 Paris had a severe thunderstorm, and people were comparing the flooding to Venice.
January 1910 Paris had a severe thunderstorm and people were comparing the flooding to Venice !
History repeats itself
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Here we are at the end of June. Happy to open the discussion about Gabriele and welcome all comments. Personally I found this to be one slog of a book. I never found any of these people interesting in the slightest outside of the fact that they‘re the worst parents in history! Gabriele could have been an outstanding musician, but no, she gave up her whole career to cater to her husband. Anybody love this book? ⬇️
#JuneSpecials Day 26: Can stand for #ChocPudding #ChocolatePudding but more like Chilis molten chocolate cake - paired with the third book in the Ember in the Ashes quartet which I simply devoured while in Seattle a week ago. I am not starting Book 4 yet so I can prolong my stay in Sabaa Tahir‘s world. Will get to the #CampLitsy2025 and #EuropaCollective titles first.
pickThe people Gabriële touched in her life blows my mind! Her relationship with Picabia was insane! That she was such an awful mother breaks my heart for her children, but not everyone is a good mother and what choice did G have in that day and age? Francis was such an utter twat. I loved reading AB and CB talk about their perspectives. The work they put into this ? #europacollective
Chapter 8: The Shadow Is More Beautiful Than The Academy
🎈For the 1st time, a painter has painted something that doesn‘t represent ANYTHING. Before Picasso. Before Kandinsky.
In which Francis starts losing his vision & and seems to spend all this time in opium dens…
Rubber: by Francis Picabia
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so-so#EuropaEditions are usually hits for me but this one fell short. I also had such high hopes after loving The Postcard by the same author (one of the two). I just couldn‘t get over how selfish the titular character was presented…by her great grandchildren no less! Obsessed with her husband and they‘re both into the art scene around the turn of the century but totally uninterested in their offspring. Lots of name dropping and little parenting.
Cheers to The Weekend ? I‘ve got one more week of school to go ( probably only 2 days in person but who knows) I‘m still plodding along #europacollective Ch 17 - Gabriële & Francis have gone to America I continue to despise F who‘s pissed off they couldn‘t travel first class, F was going to sulk the entire crossing until most of the ship was seasick except him & an exotic dancer who put on a show every day giving him a reason to get up
Gabriële‘s mAunt Alphonsine Jussieu de Challié
https://www.catherinelarosepoesiaearte.com/2022/12/alphonsine-de-challie-1858-19...
It‘s things like this that keep me going - rabbit holes
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