Saturday, May 01, 2021

Purple Rain....


 YES - the cherry trees are back!! In full bloom!

We had rain, thunder and lightning  - it was beautiful, and, sorry Ingo.. I had to think of one of my first loves.

He was... surprise... older than me. 
I was (as exchange student) with his family in Louviers and he was moving to Rouen to study.

But we had some time (I was 14, him 19).
I watched Purple Rain with him... in French, uhhhh, bad!!!! ... Just to cuddle up.
What you do for men, huh?


His name was Thomas. Pronounced To-ma.
The French, eh.

My first "boyfriend" - at kindy, Thomas. My three team leaders, Thomas......
My Brother´s second name due to the first, yupp, Thomas.

Henry 🦁 says... ENOUGH, Ingo it is!!!! And I want...
 
 

Well, meet us come T-Day...

Ahhh... France was nice,actually, and yes, I was in Paris and climbed Tour Eiffel.
Such a sight.
I also ripped my pants playing ball.
Memories, huh...



21 comments:

River said...

I have never been to France, but my brother went a few times when he met a girl working in Australia and she lived in France, so he holidayed there with her when she went home, but they broke up eventually because she wanted to get married and he didn't.
I don't remember liking any boys in early school years, but in later life I twice had boyfriends named Joe.

Iris Flavia said...

Sad about your brother (?). So you had Joes :-)

Bertiebo said...

Oh, so nice this. I'm getting memories of a french boyfriend. He was called Coco.

Iris Flavia said...

Cute name :-) The French sure are dandies, are they...

William Kendall said...

Lovely cherry blossoms!

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, finally!!

Tom said...

...beautiful and a wonderful name for a song.

CJ Kennedy said...

Before Himself, I dated a string of young men all named Tom. Each one of them only one date! It was funny when my parents would say who are you going with tonight and I'd say Tom and a different Tom would come calling. I'm with Henry, I want some cookies!

magiceye said...

A memorable post! The blossoming trees pictures are beautiful.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Love the cherry blossoms. They are beautiful. I've never been across the pond, but I have Paris on my bucket list.

Jeanie said...

Aren't flowering trees the best? These are so pretty -- and a real highlight of spring!

RedPat said...

I love it when the trees are covered in flowers!

Anonymous said...

Good morning, those blooms are gorgeous!! and I love seeing Henry on the cookie package-happy weekend

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Oh my gosh that street looks stunning 🌸 such a shame the blossoms don't last longer, but while they do.. exquisite! You certainly have had an abundance of Thomases in your life Iris ✨

Iris Flavia said...

Tom, well, I´m not reallya fan of Prince, though, so the movie was double-pain ;-)

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CJ, LOL, funny story indeed!

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magiceye, yes to both.

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Elizabeth, hope you can check that off soon. Now would be the perfect time...

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Jeanie, oh, yes, it´s dreamy.

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RedPat, it´s a joy.

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Kathy, it´s a wonderful sight, have a nice weekend, too!

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Grace, an abundance 🤣 Yes, a shame the blossoms will rain down soon...

My name is Erika. said...

That purple rain is the best kind! So pretty!

Sami said...

That street full of blooming trees, so pretty :) reminds me of Applecross when the jacarandas are in bloom.

Amypie71 said...

oh yes Purple Rain, I tthink I was about 15 when it first came out, wasn't Prince awesome.

Iris Flavia said...

Erika, the blossoms, not the movie ;-)

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Sami, yes, I always enjoy seeing blooms from around the world!

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Amy, not in French. LOL.

dee Nambiar said...

Yay! The colors of spring have arrived!!!

Enjoy the season ( and sweet memories) :)

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, it´s so pretty. I always take that route now, longer but so beautiful!