MANICURE

OUR LOVE - by Charlie

OUR  LOVE by   Charlie May the angels fly down and kiss you upon the face May they hold you in an everlasting embrace. May the angels sing you a peaceful song May they gently rock you all night long. May the angels take all your worries away May they show you a pleasant new day. May you rise and open your eyes May you look out your window and see the sunrise. May the angels help guide you through the day May they show you the right and proper way. I ask the angels to do these things for you For they are things that I am unable to do. How I long to just feel you next to me To let you know this is the way it should be. Please know you are forever in my heart Even though we are worlds apart. We may be in a different time and place But we have a love that they can't replace.

AN EVIDENT SOUL - by Shahida Latif - Pakistan

AN  EVIDENT  SOUL by Shahida Latif - Pakistan I am not confound and confused, Like any arguing philosopher, Or calculating mathematician, For I can observe with vivid vision, An evident soul hiding, concealing, In layers of the colours, and fragrance, Enveloping the whole scheme, Manifesting in countless forms, But living behind in unique singularity.

PUJOLS - AQUITAINE - FRANCE

Pujols is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

This once fortified town lies within the municipal community of Greater Villeneuve and overlooks the Lot valley and the city of Villeneuve-sur-Lot.

Pujols is located about 19 miles (30 km) north of Agen and halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse (about 93 miles, or 150 km, from each). 

The Masse, a tributary of the Lot, flows through the municipality

Pujols stretches along an outcrop, and a castle once occupied the western extremity of the town, on the side of the plateau.

A passage under the bell tower of Saint Nicholas Church allows access to the old town center, which is still nestled among the remains of the town’s thirteenth century ramparts.

Pujols developed as a fortified town with a castle, a collegiate church, and a covered marketplace. It is currently a member of the organization The Most Beautiful Towns in France, registered under the name “Pujols le Haut” (Upper Pujols). 

The town of Pujols was built on an outcrop atop a steep incline, overlooking the Lot and Masse river valleys. The Abbot Gerbeau, relying on the toponym “At the Palace” (Au Palai) in the town cadaster of 1811, claimed that a palace dating to the High Middle Ages once occupied the western extremity of the outcrop. Pujols seems to have been relatively important at the beginning of the thirteenth century. The city walls were razed however during the Albigensian Crusade in 1229.  According to the account of the royal steward of Agenais, Villefavreuse, the town seems to have been rebuilt with difficulty and only partially, while the fortified town of Villeneuve grew in the 1250s due to the arrival of Pujolais chased from Pujols. Sometime in the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century, the village was fortified with large square slabs of stone, though today there remain only the bell tower gate and the gate of the city (known as the English gate). In 1525, Jean de Pujols and his wife established a chapter of cannons, and built Saint Nicholas Church on the northern side of the town. Towards the beginning of the sixteenth century, the rural Saint-Foy Church was rebuilt within the town’s fortifications. The houses of the sixteenth century were made with stone in half-timbered style. 

Pujols is a member of the organization The Most Beautiful Towns in France. Located in the countryside, Pujols is a calm and peaceful town, yet it is nonetheless a vibrant and pleasant place to live, with many cultural and athletic activities. Pujols also has a municipal pool (the pool of Malbentre), located on Malbentre Street, which complements the municipality’s athletic and leisure activities, as well as those of the municipal community of Greater Villeneuve. In addition, Pujols opened the Museum of Traditional Toys on June 28, 2015, where it is possible to look at and play with several hundred traditional toys.

PAINTINGS ON BIRD FEATHERS by Various artists

Very delicate and painstaking work, but the result is impressive.

The work is carried out by artists with acrylic or oil paints.

BOOKS - by Drora Matlofsky

BOOKS by Drora Matlofsky My favourite books Throne on top of my bookshelf. Often consulted, They ignore dust. Their wisdom shines In my life. Other books Have slipped to the back Of the bottom shelf Of my memory. One day I'll retrieve them And the dust Will make me sneeze.