Category Archives: Nostalgia

Midnight zapping 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on August 14, 2025 by admin

A late-night flick through French TV led me straight to Joe Cocker — and straight back to a free lakeside concert in Hannover, a reckless scooter ride for love, and a few memories best left in the “classified” file. From … Continue reading →

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La Sauvageraie 🇫🇷🇬🇧

Posted on August 12, 2025 by admin

“La Sauvageraie wasn’t just a house — it was four floors of elegance, chaos, music, and mischief. But my true kingdom was the attic: a teenage paradise of Pink Floyd, secret drawers, and whispered midnight conversations… and one unforgettable laugh … Continue reading →

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Le Prado 🇫🇷

Posted on August 10, 2025 by admin

“From childhood evenings at Marseille’s Prado to hitchhiking in the ‘70s — and even a chance encounter 6,000 km away in Philadelphia — the same street, the same family pharmacy, and the same whiff of pastis kept finding me. Some … Continue reading →

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Massalia 🇫🇷

Posted on August 9, 2025 by admin

Marseille dans le sang, Paris sur la carte d’identité. Entre les étés ensoleillés chez ma grand-mère Alphonsine, les marchés parfumés, les après-midis à la Pointe Rouge et les histoires hautes en couleur de tonton Maurice, chaque souvenir est une bouffée … Continue reading →

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Villanova 🇬🇧

Posted on July 5, 2025 by admin

Fifty years, one campus, and two T-shirts later — I’m back in Villanova gear. The fit isn’t quite what it was in 1975 (neither am I), but the nostalgia is timeless. Want to know why a simple shirt can carry … Continue reading →

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