Monthly Archives: May 2016

Cats’ lives

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Of course there are cats that have to search for preys for their daily food. But our lives is certainly better than the lives of countrymen – “the majority of the French population, “ my Master says – 150 years ago. My Master has just finished reading “The life of a simple man”. It should be read by those French people tempted to let go social rights that poor people took so much time to obtain. But they won’t read this book, of course.

Tiennon was dominated by his landlords and their right-hand men during his whole life. As a child he had a very harsh life. When an old man, he can see the slow evolution towards a more decent life for countrymen like him.

When my Master has finished reading this book, one century after it was first published, he hopes his grand-children won’t go back a single step  towards that society – military service, work more and earn less, domination by the rich, pensions later and with less money.

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Uk:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Simple-Man–1919/dp/1112276440/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1463312500&sr=8-2&keywords=emile+guillaumin

US:

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Simple-Man-Emile-Guillaumin/dp/0874512468

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I, Frimousse, top of the page, and my friend RouXy, yesterday afternoon

Photo

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In the beginning, Frimousse Blog was meant to be a story, with just a few photos maybe. But soon it became a mix of short texts and photos.

The problem with photos is that they are time-consuming. They have to be copied on the computer and resized to reduce the place they need in the blog and quicken the display. In the process we often crop them.

Crop them? It has become necessary with photos taken with smartphones since they are much wider that photos taken with traditional cameras. Contrast has often to be adjusted since those photos are usually too pale – except with expensive smartphones.

But photos are often better than long texts. Look at Frimousse’s lime-tree. After a few days’ warm weather the rain has given it bright leaves. And purple leaves to the hazel bush.

With photos my friend Tigri is alive again! (The photos were shot in mid-May 2012)

 

Frimousse’s Master

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