Tag Archives: World War II

Love in the Heavens

A love story is a point of view. It depends upon who’s telling the story as to how the love story is perceived. The Vintage Princess has taken it upon herself to give her version of the ménage à trois … Continue reading

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Saint-Exupéry’s Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) was born into an aristocratic family from Lyon. His dad died of a stroke when Saint-Exupéry was only four leaving his family in economic difficulty. While in his late teens,  Saint-Exupéry failed the exams at the … Continue reading

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Women and Fascism

Fascism is on the rise. To better understand why, I feel the need to reflect on the fascism that led to WWII. Fascism is the belief that we are not all equal. That there are those who impose. Then there … Continue reading

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Cin cin Brin

for Pina Today I wanted to glow and make my life photogenic. So I bounced to the bar at my neighborhood park for an aperitif. Since I was alone, I took a book. You know, an old woman drinking Campari … Continue reading

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For those who die twice

It was a fabulous October morning and I was quite happy, for once, to run errands. I went to the bookstore just to buy a notebook and a pen but wound up buying a couple of “vacation from myself” books … Continue reading

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