1982-84 in Saint Avertin
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Map of Claude(in St Avertin) in Vonette (Clamart)January 83 ?
My dear Vonette, the day you saw Renaud who had come to Paris lead the great life.. he brought back a postcard.( "Port de Mer" by Claude Le Lorrain, 1600-1682) ...and it's a soothing night.
I'm still a little bit like a madness with my dental problems .. which seem to be the origin of my so dreadful year. For now I have a vaccine treatment. I think well of you who is also full of physical misery. Ah there the carrying goods do not know the chance they have. I kiss very much. Claude
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Claude's disease, 1982 and winter 1983,
Eyes and teeth problems
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Early Spring 1983 at the Grand Pressoir
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It's as cold as it was in winter! There's a Russian air: chapka reported by Fred (of Russia)
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Letter from Claude (to St Avertin) to Tandree (rue de Sèvres)Tuesday, March 83
My dear Tandree
Here are photos of photographers, admit that the one where Fred and Brigitte are on the garden terrace looks a little like that of the earthly paradise (if however it existed)
How are you? I hope you're less tired. I am so grieving, I admit that I'm better, especially I've found a lot of light. Ah what a miracle. My jaw problems are not over but sluggish. I'll love like the old ones once to have all my teeth ripped off.
Martina finished school regattas in Brest. He didn't have the sea sickness and seems very happy.
Renaud takes a lesson in driving license. Ah yes soon 18! He really wants to go to a school next year (very close to your home) Institut Supérieur d'Electronice de Paris, 21 rue d'Assas. Is that not far from your home? But of course he is not sure that his candidacy is successful. It would be fun, isn't it?
We went last week to "our beach house" a little wonder. We furnished it with 4 so that it could be burglarized without being traumatized (I bought a new mattress for 50F at the pilgrims d'Emmaüs). Renaud helped to make small plantations. We go back next weekend. I was cloistered so long. I kissed, Claude
Letter from Claude (to St Avertin) to Granie (at Versailles)
My dear Granie.
Here are some photos that will remind you of your grandson's wedding. Yes, our brother found a cheerful, sensitive and fanciful companion too. I'm glad they both went to make their lives.
Good news from the others too. Martin is sailing without sea sickness- What a chance they've come.nd
50 in this inter-school regatta. I think it was fun on boats 12 meters long, it's already big.
As for Christophe Isabelle, we're going to phone them. I was delighted with their bike ride when they had entrusted their little Yohann to friends.
Renaud's driving license is issued, and he's getting ready for it. He's the most happy of our boys. What a chance.
For my part I am better – but not yet clear. Especially I have found a nice pink tongue and a good taste in the mouth.. and for morale it is very important.
Last weekend we enjoyed it. We slept in our beach house. We furnished it with 4-sow objects so that it could be burglared without drama, planted with Renaud some shrubs. (Lambert cypress, the large double row behind the house, they were 25 cm tall, they grew well in 20 years!)It was a very important step for me and Yves – because life must continue even if there are difficulties.
I'm kissing you, Fanne will tell me about you.
We're back in Normandy this weekend.
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Spring sets in, first sunbathing, Renaud and Yves
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Family day, Martin is licensed in computer science and admitted to the ENSEM in Nancy - June 1982
Family days, Autumn 1982
Martin, Renaud, Brigitte and Fred
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Early Spring 1983 at the Grand Pressoir
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Martin is now in Nancy, at ENSEM
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Summer 1983 in Vierville
Dear Granie, dear Tandree
So how are these ladies from Dampierre?I am writing to you from the Schlucht university chalet where we spent the weekend of Pentecost. Although the weather was frankly bad and I caught a nasty death we did a great walk from the Schlucht Pass to the Grand Ballon via the Markstein where we slept in a shelter.
The new neanceans are good, the few exams of late June arrive very soon, so I think I will see you in Dampierre only at the end of June before my workman's internship in July where I will work on "cores" to know the nature of the soils.
Otherwise my year, though still a little study has been frankly more relaxed than in previous years. J-en took as witnesses the week of February that I spent in the Vosges to cross-country skiing, or the Easter holidays where the ENSEM (National School of Electricity and Mechanical) had engaged a boat of 12 m 50 to participate in the cruise race of the EDHEC. This race that took place in Brest gathered 280 boats from 7m to 15 m long that were all barred by students of the Grandes Ecoles (either engineers or commercial). After the race we had a week of free time and the crew went down from Brest to the island of Yeu via Belle-Isle; the time of the 2ndnd We were brought back in superb shape to Nancy with memories and sun-filled mines.
I do flash passages in Tours from time to time, Mam has been much better for some time, but she still feels sensitive to the light. I was very sorry that I didn't see Tandree, at my last visit to Paris, it was actually Saturday, the day before you left for Dampierre, and there was no one at 17 rue de Sèvres. However, I took the time to go to the exhibition of the giant crystals of the Jardin des Plantes – it is funnyly nice and well presented, but it is not necessary to be claustrophobic, because the room is small, black and completely closed.
We have the International Theatre Festival in Nancy and I intend to enjoy it a little bit, there are a lot of foreign troops and I think it's worth it.
Meanwhile, you enjoy the garden, without too much hope to catch curvature to mow grass or weed strawberries.
For next year, I'm going to go into a flat with 2 friends to be more independent than this year, and I'm actively looking for a 3-4-piece next year.
-First of all, an increase in promotion from 70 to 90 students – engineers, it makes us a little bit angry because the premises are not infinitely stretchable.
- Finally, the new school principal gave to the future 2nd
The whole week is completely free and we have to organise it completely. We can put everything we want, as long as the whole promo participates in this famous "free week". This takes us all in good shape; the two themes for this week are: - art and technique (especially the problem of computer-assisted drawing and music)
- exploitation of the oceans
For this we will bring exhibitions, speakers, but for now we send letters to make contacts.
Here, I think I have listed all the occupations and concerns I have in Nancy, I forgot to tell you that I made good friends and that in two words I find myself well occupied with my life in the Netherlands.
I'll kiss you and tell you by the end of June, Martin.
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Letter from Claude (to St Avertin) to Granie (at Versailles)
My dear Granie.
....Martin sails without sea sickness- What a chance they've come.nd 50 in this interschool regatta. I think it was fun on boats 12 meters long, it's already big...
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Letter from Claude (to St Avertin) to Tandree (rue de Sèvres)Tuesday, March 83
My dear Tandree
Martina finished school regattas in Brest. He didn't have the sea sickness and seems very happy...