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I
had 5 brothers (I lost 2 of them-Louis who passed away in January
2005 and Roger, July 3rd 2007) and one
sister. All of them live in France...
They live in either
Marans or Serigny.
Marans is about 3 miles
north of Serigny.
It is a nice little
town, with a population
of about 4,500.
It has its own website-
http://www.ville-marans.fr/
After I graduated from high school, my mom and I moved to La Rochelle.
La Rochelle is an old city located on the Atlantic coast, about 300 miles South West of Paris, with a beautiful harbor guarded by two 14th century towers-
La Tour de La Chaine et la Tour St Nicholas . La Rochelle was under English rule from 1360 to 1453. Many Anglo-Saxon traditions remained and the city became a Protestant stronghold . When Cardinal Richelieu resolved to crush the Huguenots, La Rochelle fell after a siege of 14 months (1627-1628).
La Rochelle has a population of over 80,000. I always like to take a trip to
La Rochelle every time I go visit my family and besides, my son Jack was born in La Rochelle.. my son Rick was born in Poitiers, also in France..
http://www.ville-larochelle.fr/
I
have
lived
in the
United
States
for
many
years
now
and I
love
it
here...I
have
lived
in
Ft
Knox,
Kentucky
for
about
18 months,
then
in
Augusta,
Georgia
for
3
years. and
back
to
Ohio
where
we
now
live.
I
love
to
travel
and
visited
quite
a
few
places...some
I
would
love
to
visit
again.
I
have
visited
, of
course,
La
Rochelle
and
its
surroundings.
La
Venise
Verte,
Les
Chateaux
de
la
Loire,
La
Vendee, the
French
Riviera,
Pyrenees,
French Britany
(La
Bretagne),
Alsace
and
of
course
I
have
been
in
Paris...I
have
also
been
to Lourdes
and
would
love
to go
back....I
have
also
traveled
to
London,
Italy
(visited
Milan,
Venice,
Florence,
Rome
and
Naples),
Switzerland,
Austria
and I
lived
in
Germany
for 3
years
while
my
husband
was in
the
military...
I
have
been
to
Niagara
Falls
twice
(both
in
Canada
and
the
US),
Washington
DC,
New
York, been
to
Florida-my
favorite
city, St
Augustine
also
visited
Kennedy
Space
Center.
I
visited
Charleston,
and
Hilton
Head,
South
Carolina,
Savannah,
Georgia .
I
have
been
to
California
(twice)
and
visited
Yosemite
National
Park
(it
is
so
beautiful
I
would
love
to
go
back),
Sequoia
National
Park,
San Francisco,
Los
Angeles,
San Diego,
Fresno
and
other
areas
of
California,
Tennessee
where
I
visited
the Smokies,
Knoxville
and
Greeneville.
I
have
been
to
Winnipeg
and
Winnipeg
Beach
in
Manitoba,
Canada.
In
February
2007,
took
a
trip
to
Louisiana,
New
Orleans
(briefly-love
to
spend
more
time
there),
Morgan
City
where
I
saw
my
first
"swamp"
and
met
one
of
my
on-line
friends..
Then
we
went
on
to
Texas
.
I
visited
San
Antonio,
The
Alamo
and
the
beautiful
"River
Walk".
Went
on
to
Austin
and
Galveston.
Stopped
briefly
in
Friendswood,
Texas
where
I
met
another
one
of
my
on-line
friends.
In
April
2007,
we
went
to
California
to
visit
our
son.
He
always
has
some
fantastic
plans
for
us.
We
visited
Death
Valley,
which
is
an
awesome
place.
I
was
amazed
at
the
colors
and
never
imagined
that
Death
Valley
was
as
beautiful
as
it
is.
The
most
impressive
sight
in
this
part
of
the
valley
is
Artist's
Drive,
a
beautiful
9-mile
narrow
one
way
road
which
winds
through
colorfully
painted
hillsides
Then
we
went
on
to
Mono
Lake.
The
trip
through
the
Sierra
Nevada
is
awesome.
Mono
Lake
is
like
anything
I
have
ever
seen
before.
Perhaps
the
most
intriguing
of
Mono
Lake's
phenomena
are
the
tufa
(pronounced
"toofah")
towers
visible
along
much
of
the
shoreline.
We
continued
our
trip
through
the
Eastern
Sierra
on
our
way
to
Lake
Tahoe.
What
a
site!!!!!!
I
saw
the
most
beautiful
sunset
I
have
ever
seen.
One
of
my
favorite
place
is
Emerald
Bay-I
would
love
to
go
back
and
see
more
of
it...
The
last
part
of
our
trip
was
in
Yosemite
national
Park.
I
visited
Yosemite
in
2003
but
it
was
in
the
Fall.
It
is
so
different
in
early
spring.
One
of
the
main
attraction
is,
with
no
doubt,
Yosemite
Falls-absolutely
gorgeous.
Of
course,
the
favorite
is
Half
Dome.
I
love
to
travel
and
I
hope,
when
I
have
more
time,
to
make
web
pages
with
some
of
my
photos...
I
am now
an
American
Citizen
and
proud
to
be....even
though
I am
still
French
in
many
ways...I
still
speak
English
with a
French
accent,
which
sometime
gets
me
into
trouble...lol
When I
go
home,
everyone
tells
me I
speak
French
with a
"Yankee"
accent..
I just
can't
win!!!!!!
I love
America
and I
love
it
here
in
Ohio...I
enjoy
baseball
and I
love
my
Cincinnati
Reds....
I
enjoy
going
to the
ballpark...Rick
has
taken
me a
few
times
and I
really
have
"a
ball"
when
we
go!!!!!
I love
to
read
and
listen
to
music-mostly
Classical,
New
Age
and
Pop.
I like
to
work
in my
yard,
I love
Roses,
but I
enjoy
anything
that
blooms...I
also
like
to
take
walks
with
Jessie
and I
also
used
to
paint
Ceramic ....but
now I
spend
most
of my
free
time
on the
computer,
learning
how to
make
web
pages,
graphics
etc ...I
have 3
other
sites
listed
in my
own
domain
Welcome
To My
Misty
Rose
I
know
it is
confusing
but
"My
Misty
Rose"
is
more
like a
book
cover...
the 4
URLs
listed
below
are
my
actual
sites
In
Memory
of
Misty
Jessie's
Paw
America
Is
Mourning
Welcome
to
Morningside
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