Well, it is more precisely a solemn day of commemoration than a holiday, or a jour de fête. For May 8, 1945, is the day that Germany surrendered to the Allies, and Europe was at last free of the Nazi nightmare they had lived through for more than a decade. Each year in towns, cities, […]| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
Jeanne d’Arc. Jules Bastien-Lepage, 1879. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The very first time I was in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City I was there in the best of circums…| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
I made the first of two trips to Paris within just a few days last week so that I could go to Adrian Leeds’s monthly Après-Midi meetup. This is one of my favorite things to do when I’m in Paris, and not infrequently I will even come in just for the day to see one […]| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
Le coeur de Troyes, in the heart of Troyes (Photo by D. Le Nevé) I was in Troyes, in northeastern France (in the Champagne region) on Wednesday, November 6. Which is the day we learned, most of us …| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
Musée des Beaux Arts, Lille. Place de la République. Photo by Phineas Rueckert. Lille, the capital of the Hauts de France region, is a lovely city in the northeastern tip of France’s “H…| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
…and that is all I have to say for the moment. There will be more in the weeks and months to come. But for now, I think this is a pretty good New Year’s message. Hope you agree! Janet Hulstrand is an American writer/editor who lives in France. She is the author of Demystifying the French: […]| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
So once again it is Thanksgiving time and all across the United States people are trying to figure out how to get along with family members whose political views they do not share. (Takes a lot of extra figuring this year for some people, and that (I think) is all I’m going to say about […]| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
It’s been called Veterans Day in the United States since 1954. But it was originally called Armistice Day, and the date on which we remember the veterans of all wars was originally chosen because it is the day on which Germany surrendered to the Allies at the end of World War I, in 1918. It […]| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
It’s been a while since I’ve shared my news here, other than news about the endless task of downsizing and redistributing things that appears to be an ongoing feature of my life from here on out (c’est la vie!) so this will be an attempt to share a few highlights of the other parts of […]| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
Here is part of my What I Did on My Summer Vacation “report” this year. More to come later (on nonarchival activities). Stay tuned 🙂 Janet Hulstrand is an American writer, editor, writing coach, and teacher of writing and of literature who lives in France. She is the author of Demystifying the French: How to Love […]| Writing from the Heart, Reading for the Road
