A substitute for a visit to Versailles if you cannot make it, Napoleon III’s apartments, preserved at the Louvre are full of things big and small to make you wonder at the skill and opulence of the age.
A time-piece. The cannon apparently “went off” at the hour, every hour.A writing-desk, gilded and painted. I’ve always been fascinated by the little cubbyholes they possess. Samples of a number of services used by the royal family. Each is a masterpiece in its own right.
I need to fill this up with much better content than I had populated it with earlier. Why I write a blog maybe? I started blogging in 2009 or thereabouts. I was a newly turned atheist and wanted to converse with others of the same persuasion. We're not exactly a big population group in India! It didn't go very well and I sort of lost interest, posting a few things now and then.
I got a lot more regular over the last few months and have been posting almost daily since February '15. There were many reasons why I gradually became more regular in posting, but one way or the other, here I am! So this blog has taken shape, being at different points in time my showcase, my comedy club, my art gallery, my book club, my therapist, my close friend, my innermost self....but always my little corner of the world. You are all welcome to visit and I hope you stay awhile!
A few points about me because I don't want to lead anyone on(and trust me this does become an issue more often than I'd care to admit).
I'm Indian, the brown-skinned variety; if race, ethnicity or skin colour is an issue, you don't have to get to know me any more than what you see on my blog.
I'm 40, so if age is an issue, please be informed accordingly.
I was a doctor, an ophthalmic surgeon for 10 years before I quit practice.
Thank you, Dr. Hb for showing us the details of the collection. The cannon is incredible!
So glad you are back! 🙂
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Thank you Amy! It’s getting difficult but I keep trying to get back into blogging. 🙂
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So sorry to hear about it, Dr. Hb. Hope everything is okay.
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Yes, it’s life that’s gotten busy with time.
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