tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post7518142528978354480..comments2023-10-21T13:33:22.177+02:00Comments on Thoughts from a Catholic Oasis: Extraordinary form Weekend in rural France: Part VI - First Sunday in Advent - The second Mass and ConfessionJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-83368981948051084542009-12-07T13:40:59.311+01:002009-12-07T13:40:59.311+01:00Pelerin:
Have just ordered 'Le Horsain' fr...Pelerin:<br />Have just ordered 'Le Horsain' from amazon.fr <br />7.50 euros incl. postage. Could have got it cheaper, but preferred a new copy rather than d'occasion. Anyway a lovely little 'stocking filler for myself and Colin! Thanks again for the tip!<br /><br />I checked 'Une Soupe.........' and that's also available, but knowing you, I expect you'll want to trudge round the markets!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-49033755265054628872009-12-07T13:16:48.596+01:002009-12-07T13:16:48.596+01:00Thanks Jane - no I have not read the book you ment...Thanks Jane - no I have not read the book you mention but it does sound just up my street. I hope to be in Paris in January and shall try in FNAC. I was able to order a book there last year and pick it up on a following visit. And the book market at Vanves often yields books I have been looking for though it's a bit chilly there in January!pelerinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-60894044553562271852009-12-07T13:06:02.075+01:002009-12-07T13:06:02.075+01:00Thank you for the book tip Pelerin. I'll have ...Thank you for the book tip Pelerin. I'll have a look on French Amazon. In return have you read 'Une Spoupe aux Herbes Sauvages' by Emilie Carles? It's the autobiography of a Frenchwoman born in 1900 and brought up in the south-east in the Hautes Alpes region. It goes up to 1977 when it was published and also is movingly evocative, sadly so when she gets to the changes that had begun to take effect in the latter part of the book.. My copy is hardback and was published by Editions G.P., Pairs, although I should imagine you may pick up a paperback copy in Paris. It's also available in English as 'A Wild Herb Soup'. My copy is a paperback edition published 1996 by Indigo ISBN 0575<br />40053 6. <br /><br />Happy bibliohunting! I'll let you know if I find a copy of 'Le Horsain'. <br /><br />Love,<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-58826922107691955642009-12-06T23:58:18.703+01:002009-12-06T23:58:18.703+01:00On the subject of more recent history Jane have yo...On the subject of more recent history Jane have you managed to read yet the book 'Le Horsain' by P. Bernard Alexandre? It is a beautifully evocative autobiography of a country priest in post war rural Normandy.<br /><br />Mind you when he lists the differences between 'Hier' and 'Aujourd'hui' in his parish it <br />is heartbreaking to see what has been lost.<br /><br />The patois of the Pays de Caux is fascinating (the Priest/author does translate the bits in patois!)<br /><br />I found the book on a Paris market stall for a couple of euros. My copy is in a book club edition by Librairie Plon. I do hope you can find a copy.pelerinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-49804877417474555242009-12-06T21:35:12.834+01:002009-12-06T21:35:12.834+01:00Thank you Pelerin. I felt exactly the same as you ...Thank you Pelerin. I felt exactly the same as you when I saw the picture of Father's sideboard on his blog some time ago. I think they call it 'folk memory' but it is indelibly deep in us Catholics.<br /><br />God bless. Will email soon.<br />Love and prayers,<br />JaneJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419516065899508757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4702382876668711798.post-42990267802370470302009-12-06T20:25:53.804+01:002009-12-06T20:25:53.804+01:00No you have not failed at all Jane. On the contrar...No you have not failed at all Jane. On the contrary you have succeeded in conveying the awe, wonder and beauty of your weekend perfectly to your readers.<br /><br />Your comment on the intimacy of your small chapel was very understandable. I felt that way a few months ago when our weekday Masses had to be celebrated (ad orientem) in the Presbytery dining room due to the work being carried out in the church. I could not help thinking of the Masses having to be celebrated in secret in Britain during the reformation in similar rooms by courageous Priests whose lives so often ended in martydom. Those few days were very special...<br /><br />Thank you again Jane for sharing your weekend with us in this way.pelerinnoreply@blogger.com