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Le Tour de France
Bonjour, I have been remiss in capturing summer memories on my blog. The culprits are travel, a busy schedule and just plain laziness. As we approach the conclusion of this year’s Tour de France, I thought it would be fun to cycle back through some of our photos. This year’s finish will be historic, concluding […]
Dazzling Multi-Media Shows in Paris
Bonjour mes amis, Many of you have probably been to see the Van Gogh art extravaganza which is playing now in Huntsville. If not, I hope you will. It’s a concept which has captured the world, and it started about 8 years ago in Paris in a not-so-well-known area of the 11th arrondissement. I read […]
Bastille Day in Paris
Bonjour, Wow, how can it already be July! As we approach the celebration of our nation’s birth, I thought it might be fun to recap how the French do a similar celebration in Paris on July 14. It goes by many names Quatorze Juillet (14 July), Le Fete du Nationale, or Bastille Day. Oh, what […]
Oh-la-la… Les desserts of Paris
Bonjour mes amis, The heat is a killer for so many of us and I hope you are safe and able to stay cool. Paris would be tough in this kind of heat as A/C is not always available. When we’ve gotten caught in a “canicule” or heat wave, the only reliably cool spot is […]
Books
Her first book entitled Leading Ladies published in 2003 offers practical leadership tips for women, encouraging them to embrace their femininity as a leadership asset.
In Catch Your Breath, Linda has written a raw, honest series of meditations for caregivers based on her experiences in caring for her own mother. These will evoke both laughter and tears as they offer insight and courage to those caught in the caregiving web.
In Bernie ‘s Paris…Travel Stories with Love, Linda describes with tender and often humorous clarity her eleven years visiting Paris with her best friend and lover, Bernard Verdier, a native Frenchman. From Southern belle to world traveler, she will delight you with her Parisian escapades, her love affair with “Bernie” and hopefully inspire you to fall in love with Paris as she has. Bernie’s photographs will ignite the urge to plan a Paris fling. The book is now available.
Now Available: Bernie’s Paris…Travel Stories with Love
This memoir captures an improbable journey between a love-starved, Southern belle and an over-eager, homesick Parisian. If you’ve ever been to Paris or have always dreamed of going, this is a must-read full of savvy tips, funny mistakes, compelling drama—all entangled in the tender love story of two people who had mostly given up on a late-in-life relationship. You will chuckle; you will sigh; you will remember; and maybe, you will call your travel agent!
Now Available from Balboa Press
Whether you have chosen to be a caregiver or were hijacked by circumstances, Catch Your Breath, a series of touching meditations by Linda Spalla, will become a wisp of sanity and a day-to-day stabilizer. Spalla retraces an eight month care-giving journey with her mother, captured in raw, candid images, truly becoming a walk in her shoes. What started as a thirty-days-to-live commitment of care in her home turned into an unexpected eight months of never-ending responsibility. You will feel a kinship with the roller coaster of emotions; from anger, confusion, surprise, resentment, guilt and ambivalence, to finally relief, recovery and celebration. You will learn through the various vignettes some refreshingly practical information on such topics as finding sitters, managing medicine, dealing with sibling rivalry, contracting with Hospice, moving to assisted living, doing will preparation and other legalities as well as funeral planning. You will laugh; you will sob; your heart will soar; your heart will break. You will find solace, encouragement and inspiration for one of life’s most daunting challenges. But especially, you will discover your best self, emerging stalwart, strong and forged by the fire of your caregiving experience. Give yourself a gift of renewal and Catch Your Breath.