tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46646526811077576002024-03-18T07:30:40.999-04:00La Mémoire ViveCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07322271469817357427noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664652681107757600.post-36004781231514319282016-10-05T10:15:00.001-04:002017-05-10T09:29:32.432-04:00Shifting Spaces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>I've moved here: <a href="http://catherinegoron.com/">catherinegoron.com</a></b></div>
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For a while now I've been itching to update and unify my blog, shop and other social media - it all seemed disparate and disconnected and frankly was causing confusion. You know it's time to make a change and clean house when creativity gets blocked by clutter and blurry focus.<br />
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So I'm excited to announce that I moved to a space where things are under one roof, <i>finally</i>: <b><a href="http://www.catherinegoron.com/" target="_blank">catherinegoron.com</a></b>. This new space will house my blog, photo projects and shop news as well as share with you inspiring new finds! It's evolving and like all creative pursuits, a work in progress. My latest blog posts can be found here: <b><a href="http://catherinegoron.com/blog/">http://catherinegoron.com/blog/</a></b>. Please take a look around and let me know what you think!<br />
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Having this transition coincide with the change in seasons wasn’t exactly planned, but it's really nice when things come together harmoniously...<br />
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484706102703578914noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664652681107757600.post-54948291528228082862016-09-11T09:12:00.001-04:002016-09-11T09:44:50.804-04:00First Signs of Fall | Paris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Is it true what I read the other day, that there are in fact only two seasons: </div>
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484706102703578914noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664652681107757600.post-17329863716141327112016-08-29T02:11:00.000-04:002016-08-29T02:11:00.682-04:00Travel Files | Catalonia, Spain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>The compensation of growing [older is] that the passions remain as strong as ever, </i></div>
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<i>— the power of taking hold of experience, of turning it around, slowly, in the light. </i>- Virginia Woolf</div>
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As part of our summer vacation, my family spent a week with our friends in a beautiful stone house in a rural part of Catalonia, Spain. It was a 25-minute drive to the nearest town, and getting to and from the location required driving long stretches of winding narrow roads and steep hills, but the moment one arrives and settles into this sanctuary at <i>Pinell de Solsonès</i>, every concern falls away...</div>
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484706102703578914noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664652681107757600.post-2180004557501683642016-07-30T04:01:00.000-04:002016-07-30T04:01:06.723-04:00Summertime in Paris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The wondrous thing about Paris during these long awaited summer days is the ribbon of laid back activity that floats around the city... the lingering <i>aperitifs</i> and riverside bbqs, the sunlit evening strolls along empty streets, the music of jazz quartets and solo accordionists in the distance. It's all part of the city's gentle exhale, a city that knows when to play and when to rest... </div>
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I hope you enjoy some downtime this summer too!</div>
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If you'd like to follow along, I'll be traveling south of the border with my family in August... I'll be on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/catherinegoron/" target="_blank">@catherinegoron</a> :)</div>
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To visit the former living space of one of France's most celebrated literary figures and walk where he walked... </div>
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Within the splendid 17th century buildings of Place des Vosges is <b><a href="http://maisonsvictorhugo.paris.fr/en/victor-hugo/victor-hugos-biography" target="_blank">Victor Hugo's</a> </b>apartment turned museum, where he lived for 16 years and where he wrote a great part of <i>Les Miserables</i>. The interior showcases his living space and an extensive display of personal works, including drawings and elaborate furnishings, much of which he designed himself (uncommon pursuits and a fascinating discovery about this great writer, prolific poet and statesman!).</div>
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The visit is a wonderful tribute to a man who spent much of his life in contemplation and wonder regarding humanity, in search for understanding, social justice and truth...</div>
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<i> feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing she hath wings - </i>Victor Hugo</div>
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In Paris, I've found you have to be laser focused on your destination because of the infinite amount of stops along the way that entice you to entertain a detour... which is what happened the other day when I hopped off my bus stop at <i>Cité, </i>which is right around the corner from the <b><i><a href="http://en.parisinfo.com/shopping-paris/73784/Marche-aux-fleurs" target="_blank">Marché aux Fleurs</a></i></b>. One glance of the petals being swept up turned into one photograph and then another, and there among the peonies, I almost forgot where I was headed to in the first place.</div>
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The distinctive glass pavilions of this beautiful flower market have been around since the 1900s, and because the <i>Marche aux Fleurs</i> is open everyday and sits in the middle of Paris on the <i>l'île de la Cité</i>, you're likely to pass by or around it at some point, so be warned in advance... it's hard to turn away from the vast array of colorful flowers and fragrant blooms. And on Sundays there's a Bird Market (<i>Marché aux Oiseaux</i>) that showcases a wonderfully rare variety of little birds!</div>
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The morning before the continuous days of rain that caused Paris’ Seine River to swell, I went out to shoot on the banks of <i>Ile Saint-Louis</i>. It was a mild sunny morning sandwiched between the drizzly greys we’d been having, and to many Parisians, it was the perfect harbinger of summer. But little did we know...<br />
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The rain would return the following day and continue ceaselessly, causing flooding and considerable damage to homes and businesses and disruption to public transportation and the flow of normal commutes. Even the <i>Louvre</i> and <i>Musée d’Orsay</i> completely closed in order to move artwork to higher ground.<br />
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The images of the inundated French towns and the swollen Seine are startling, especially the <a href="http://www.thelocal.fr/20160603/before-and-after-stunning-images-from-the-paris-flood" target="_blank">before and after shots</a>. My family went to visit the tip of <i>Ile de la Cité</i> yesterday where many go to picnic on the tip of <i><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Square_du_Vert-Galant" target="_blank">Square du Vert-Galant</a></i> only to find the entire island completely buried under water, as are all the banks! Rain is common in the city, but when it comes, it normally doesn’t last for days and days and cause such havoc. The 6.10 meter rise (about 20 feet) of the Seine River has been really something to behold and will take about a week or so for the levels to come down to normal, and though there is more rain in the forecast, we're crossing our fingers for the return of prolonged sunshine… there’s a lot of cleaning up to do!<br />
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<i>"I write with light
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- <a href="http://lumieregallery.net/wp/215/andre-kertesz/" target="_blank">André Kertész</a></div>
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Like many other visitors of the <b>Cinque Terre National Park</b>, I wanted to see for myself the picturesque fishing villages, their colorful homes stacked upon one another edging over steep cliffsides that tumble down into the turquoise blue waters of the Ligurian Sea... </div>
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What I discovered when moving between and within the five small towns, through their steep narrow footpaths and hilltop vistas is much more than the magnificent puzzle of gelato-hued buildings. The surrounding area is a delicately woven landscape ablaze with diverse flora, bountiful fruit trees, flourishing vineyards sculpted over centuries on uneven terrain by the hands of man, and an endless expanse of pristine blue waters... a harmoniously intimate dialogue between man and nature.</div>
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The Cinque Terre is a <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/criteria/" target="_blank">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a>, described as "<i>a landscape of exceptional scenic quality that illustrates a traditional way of life that has existed for a thousand years and continues to play an important socio-economic role in the life of the community.</i>"</div>
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484706102703578914noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664652681107757600.post-81120689028463782092016-04-21T16:38:00.003-04:002016-04-22T03:43:06.471-04:00To Be a Child in Paris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484706102703578914noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664652681107757600.post-81594808738136918092016-04-14T01:55:00.002-04:002016-04-14T01:55:32.908-04:00Magnolias | Jardin du Palais Royal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spring in Paris has finally begun to fill the city with pockets of color... and one of the main attractions is always the dusty pink magnolia buds at the <i>Jardin du Palais Royal</i>. Hoping your Spring is filled with beautiful blooms and plenty of sunshine!</div>
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484706102703578914noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664652681107757600.post-65333112676567058512016-03-29T10:43:00.004-04:002016-03-29T10:43:21.583-04:00On the Cusp of Spring | Paris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We waited so long for the beginnings of Spring, so ready to shed all traces of Winter. But once Spring officially arrived, it told us to remain patient still... so we sit on the cusp of two opposing seasons however far our feet dangle over the edge ready to leap onto the other side. The temperatures are slowly ticking upwards, but ever so slowly. Soft sunlight beckons us in the morning and tricks us into believing we can fling open the windows.<br />
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These days of transition are paralleled all around us, our societies in a constant state of change. And for me, at home, my boys are getting older, becoming more and more independent, more unlike little boys, also making that shift from one stage of boyhood to another. This beautiful bittersweet ballad plays on and on and on...<br />
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Most people are often courteous of my taking photographs around the city. They wait until I take the shot or run across quickly... only every now and then is someone unhappy with my shooting, I'm in their way or they've had enough of the interminable amount of people taking photos of their beloved city so they make sure I know about it.<br />
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But the other morning in the Tuileries Gardens, I had a wonderfully rare encounter. A woman approached me with the most inquisitive face and asked why I was shooting so many photos of Paris' ubiquitous green chairs. I mentioned how symbolic of Paris they are (at least to me), how much I love their shape and form, and that I know others who feel the same way. Her puzzled face lit up into a smile... she said she never really looked at them in any special way, they were more or less utilitarian, spread throughout the city, always there. I shared how they were special to me, very often like companions on my photowalks. They seem to have a character of their own - alert and ready or lounging and tired. The one above I shot because it invited me to sit down and stay awhile, enjoy the view and the sunlight on this mild winter morning.<br />
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As we said our <i>bonne journées</i>, the woman began to walk away and then turned to take a long second look at the chairs and smiled. Like that wise Marcel Proust once said, "<i>the real voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but seeing with new eyes.</i>"<br />
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484706102703578914noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664652681107757600.post-11278546866178614702016-03-16T07:17:00.001-04:002016-03-16T07:17:38.699-04:00 a Stroll Through Rue Crémieux | Paris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tucked among the busy Parisian streets of the 12th <i>arrondissement</i> is <b style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://www.google.fr/maps/place/Rue+Cr%C3%A9mieux,+75012+Paris/@48.8474044,2.367376,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x47e6720369d116fb:0x36d23c64eeadfded?hl=en" target="_blank">Rue Crémieux</a></b>, a colorful block of 35 two-story terraced homes where the residents had one day collaboratively decided to paint their exteriors in a melange of bold and muted hues surprisingly different from the surrounding wash of creamy white Haussmannians we're all used to seeing in Paris. </div>
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As you stroll along, your attention is quickly drawn to the beautiful array of potted flora and the details of each window and shutter and doorknob. The symmetry and rhythm of colors harmonize wonderfully together. It’s easy to linger about while every so often a homeowner steps out of or into their home, making you remember there are actual people living behind all the pretty facades you're photographing!</div>
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If you happen to be in or around the 12th <i>arrondissement</i>, you may just want to make a quick stop to take in this uniquely colorful street…</div>
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The planetarium is housed inside the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.cite-sciences.fr/en/explore/permanent-exhibitions/" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Cité des Sciences et de L'industrie</a>,</span> Europe's largest science museum, established to spread scientific and technical knowledge among the public, particularly the youth, and to promote public interest in science, research and industry.</div>
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We marveled at the atypical Parisian architecture of the exterior and interior of the buildings that make up the museum - the space is contemporary and futuristic, filled with bright colors and tubelike structures. There was even a <i>Minecraft</i> (the building block video game) workshop along with other exhibits and activities, and we were lucky enough to catch the beautiful Climate exhibition by photographer <a href="http://noorimages.com/photographer/lohuizen/" target="_blank">Kadir van Lohuizen</a>, highlighting awareness of the drama playing out within our marvelous blue planet...</div>
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<i>La Cité des Sciences</i> lies on the edge of <i>Parc de la Villette</i> on the northeast corner of Paris. This vast green space is normally teeming with families and picnickers during the warmer months when outdoor performances and festivals are common. It was too chilly for us to explore the parc during our visit, but it's a destination we and all families alike can add to their list of things to see and do!</div>
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13484706102703578914noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664652681107757600.post-43841957337254406602016-02-11T02:11:00.000-05:002016-02-11T02:11:07.394-05:00Musée d'Orsay: a Remarkable Revisit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On a rainy Wednesday morning, I had the great pleasure of revisiting the <b><a href="http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html" target="_blank">Musée d'Orsay</a>. </b>My last visit was more than 10 years ago, and back then I had completely missed the top floor... so this time, I arrived the moment it opened, raced upstairs and was able to take in the entire space. It was like being alone in the private ateliers of the Impressionist masters... </div>
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No matter how many times you visit a museum, new experiences await and new discoveries are made. It's been said that art is never really about the piece or the artist, but <i>how you see it</i>, <i>how it makes you feel</i>. And so all our lives, with each visit, we can experience something new. This time, there were many pieces I had never <i>really seen</i> before,... my favorite new discovery were <b><a href="http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/events/exhibitions/in-the-musee-dorsay/exhibitions-in-the-musee-dorsay-more/page/4/article/manet-the-man-who-invented-modernity-27173.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=649&cHash=82403a44d8" target="_blank">Edouard Manet's peonies series</a></b>, specifically the one above. Stark and beautiful in its simplicity, timeless.</div>
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Originally a railway station, the <i>Musée d'Orsay</i> is today one of most visited museums (and one of the most beautiful), housing the largest collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world. Did you know that the former station was to be demolished in 1970 because of lack of use? Fortunately it was agreed upon to convert it into a museum that would bridge the gap between the <i><a href="http://www.louvre.fr/en/homepage" target="_blank">Louvre</a></i> and the <i><a href="https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en" target="_blank">Centre Pompidou</a> </i>(National Museum of Modern Art) - and it does that beautifully in both its art and architecture, its size and style. The <i>Musée d'Orsay</i> has a smaller scale grandeur than the Louvre, geometric lines that recall the Pompidou, but it has an intimacy all its own.</div>
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When planning to visit, do plan ahead so you don't miss the top floor clock and your favorites. It can be done in a leisurely day, and when you need to take a little break or re-caffeinate, there are two cafés and a restaurant right inside!</div>
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During the cold winter months, my mind naturally wanders toward the sea... </div>
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Last October, my family spent a few days in <a href="http://gb.letouquet.com/" target="_blank"><b>Le Touquet</b></a>, the seaside resort town about three hours north of Paris. It is rich in gastronomy and historical architecture, lined with beautiful villas and protected buildings. But what I found most appealing is its marvelous trifecta of shimmering blue water sandwiched between an endless stretch of soft sand and watercolor washed sky.</div>
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Seems this little space slept through the new year (hello jet lag!)... and took the cue from sleepy winter mornings in Paris when the sun rises way after coffee and school drop-off, somewhere around 8:45am. It's easy to take it slow during this time when cold and grey abound, but it's also a great time to hunker down and get work done!</div>
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So I've spent the daylight hours working on the project I've resolved could use some much needed attention this new year - my little shop, <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheFrenchKiosk" target="_blank">The French Kiosk</a></b>. Over the holidays, swirls of fresh ideas arose bringing with them renewed enthusiasm and energy.</div>
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I hope your 2016 is off to a great start! Here's to marvelous moments of productivity for all we endeavor to do these coming months, to pursuits both personal and creative :)</div>
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Hearing Nat King Cole in Parisian department stores always makes me smile, catapulting me back to childhood Christmases and realizing that wherever we are in the world his liquid smooth voice singing Christmas carols signals the most special time of the year - a time for gathering and celebrating, a time for reflection and gratitude and joy. I'm excited about heading to the States for the holidays to visit my family, see you again in 2016! Until then...</div>
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<i>Joyeux Noël et une très bonne année</i> | Merry Christmas & a very Happy New Year to you! :)</div>
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Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07322271469817357427noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664652681107757600.post-58910852155302264602015-11-30T05:36:00.003-05:002015-12-01T06:21:29.745-05:00Autumn in Paris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Before Fall slips away into Winter (or becomes entirely overshadowed by the <a href="http://www.lamemoirevive.net/2015/11/one-humanity.html" target="_blank">tragic events of late</a>), I wanted to remember and share how extraordinary it was this year, how the city was flooded with warm light and leafy golden pathways, how every turn was a reminder of how marvelous Paris in the Fall looks when we pause to take it <i>all</i> in.<br />
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<i>"...the light can be impossibly bright and blindingly beautiful when we turn towards it. </i></div>
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<i>I hope we’ll collectively turn to the light"</i> - <span style="font-size: x-small;">Photographer <a href="http://davidduchemin.com/2015/11/postcards-from-lucca/" target="_blank">David du Chemin</a></span></div>
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