Medici&More´s First Anniversary ... and Peonies in Tears

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If there is one day I hate most it is July 14th, Bastille Day. And the run amok yesterday in Nice made it even worse. Since I have known the meaning of this day in 1789 and what happened the following years in France I could never forget it. The most barbarous inhuman “Terreur” one can imagine took place, the most despicable violence – against children, women, elderly people, against civil population. I have read many books on this subject, one of the most impressing was Marie Thérèse – The Fate of Marie Antoinette´s Daughter by Susan Nagel. Read it and you will understand why I hate July 14th. Maybe you will (like me) wonder knowing why aristocrats and members of the former ruling families attend the celebrations every year.

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Marie Thérèse and her brother Louis-Joseph

The historic date is one thing. The other – positive – thing is that one year ago the Medici&More blog was born. It should go online beginning, mid July 2015. As there were huge technical problems we started a bit later. But I was of course writing articles and saved them in the system, the very first in German on July 14th!!! I was desperate of that and asked if it was possible to change the date. It was not! Luckily, the English version of the first article was saved on July 15th, a much better date, my beloved paternal grandmother´s birthday.

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It is again July 14th when I am writing this (it is fortunately posted on July 15th). Even if the blog started officially on July 14th, I have to say that it went very well. It has got many readers who like healthy recipes and articles about ballet – that delights me! I know that you, dear readers, love under all recipes the smoothies most, followed by salads and crackers! Great! You also read the doctors´ and therapists´ tips even if you do not react as much as to the other articles, this is normal. Who wants to confess to be interested in tips against burnout …?

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What the photos concern I found out that you like colourful impressions in nature and in architecture as well as magic light. So do I! Thanks for your feedback, I learned a lot and became a fanatic hobby photographer. Let´s try again another year. I´ll be there.

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