by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
he first thing you notice when standing in front of the gate surrounding Fazil Manzil, Noor’s family home, is the plaque commemorating her deportation. It says, “Here lived Noor Inayat Khan, 1914 – 1944, Madeleine in the resistance. Shot at Dachau....
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
or those of you who read my previous post, “mayors and cellos,” you may remember that I had a dream I went into a bakery and asked for a tart at the extreme right of the display case. I used the phrase “extrème droite,” which, as in the States, refers to a...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Aug 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
ast week’s post was titled, “Why Godot?” So, applying logic, this one could be, “Why France?” Robert Stadler’s art installation in Paris Briefly, the answer is this: my husband at the time, who taught comparative religion at Pima College, in Tucson, AZ, was...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Aug 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
t’s time for a new season of writing4godot. I’d like to begin by talking about why I’ve chosen the play Waiting for Godot for my patron saint. FIRST, OVERVIEWThe play, Waiting for Godot, written by Samuel Beckett in 1952, is basically the story of Vladimir and...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jul 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
ummer fun! I wanted to be sure you had lots of French things to do while Godot goes off on vacation. Godot promises to return on August 20th. (How reliable is Godot?) Check back to see! Movie:Waiting for GodotWaiting for Godot is what you have been waiting for without...
by Jeanne Kore Salvato | Jul 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
“t’s a very bits and bobs piece of writing.” This is how, apparently, you use the phrase “bits and bobs” in a sentence, according to the all-knowing Internet. Basically, the phrase means small pieces put together. Let us hope these pieces are...