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This Thunder Bay property provides a daily breakfast and free Wi-Fi. A refrigerator is featured in every guest room. Emerald Greens Golf Course is just 1 minute's walk away.A flat-screen cable TV with satellite channels is featured in rooms at Thunder Bay Inn. A seating area and a work desk are included. Free toiletries are provided for added convenience.A guest terrace with a seating area is featured at Inn Thunder Bay. Fax and photocopying facilities are available. A vending machine provides snacks.Thunder Bay city centre, ideal for shopping and dining, is about 5 minutes' drive away. Casino Thunder Bay is 3 km from Thunder Bay Inn. ...read more
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Troy from Bloomington, MN
August 31, 2014
August 31, 2014
The room and bathrooms were very clean. The breakfast bar was open all the way till check out which was 10:30.
I'm seriously nitpicking when I say I found a old French fry on the floor in a corner, but the cleaning staff was very nice and everything was very clean.
there was no pool, but its not like they said there was
Xianfeng from Hamilton, Canada
August 10, 2014
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this hotel do not meet my expectations for the 4 star level selected! only 1 star maybe
Mary from Morton, IL
September 26, 2013
September 26, 2013
This small motel was excellent. Had everything we needed and a comfortable bed. I would recommend this motel to anyone wanting a clean, comfortable, reasonably priced place to stay in Thunder Bay. Conveniently located.
Edward from Winnipeg, Canada
June 4, 2013
June 4, 2013
Nice quiet location yet close to everything. Felt small and cozy
We were quite satisfied, especially because we had a pet.
Rooms were very clean. It would have been nice to have a microwave in the room. Close to restaurants, shopping, and amenities.
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Another day, another Refinery. The last couple of days were chaotic first with… well, chaos, but then with joy. I was supposed to head home for an Important Family Event, which was rescheduled due to this blizzard we had. (Note: "blizzard" conditions require a certain amount of snow, a certain amount of windspeed, and a consequent certain reduction of visibility. By the view from my office window, I can attest that it certainly met the criteria.) I own almost no weather-appropriate clothing, but I still traipsed out Friday night with sneakers and umbrella to explore the city. It was too beautiful for words, but dammit if I'm not going to try. And then we've had the New Year and everything this weekend, and all is well.
Once again, please send poems for the Refinery! The email to send them to is eduerfsknil at liamg dot moc. (You'll want to reverse those words, and change the at to @, dot to . and what not.) Today we have…
"More Charming Jewelry" by Yousei Hime
(Cripes, a case of where I don't know whether to use real name or pen name. I'll stick with Yousei for now.)
Yousei is a prolific writer of haiku, tanka, and free verse inspired by Japanese/Zen sensibilities and nature. I give her mad props for being one of the few poets to take the time and truly learn about the culture, religion, legends, and history that intimately informs those kinds of poem. (Besides that, she writes love poetry that both floats and pumps blood at the same time.) This set of short pieces was written for a Reverie last year, combining specific images with specific form tricks and combining them into a necklace of poems. I won't get into whether it fulfilled the conditions of the Reverie, since that's not the important thing here; let's read the poem series as its own entity.
Rampal trills moonlit
cherry petal notes
into exile drifting
I wonder
will you send my flute
over a ruined castle wall
past the cracked rock,
new fern coiled path,
each step . . . pure . . . heart . . . trust
small stones I cede
up to the dusk vined gate
where Taiheiyou bent low, waters
were spilled . . . suffering across hand, impermanence from mouth
you emptiness – trickle over stones to earth, rise to air
when at least, beside Tsushima Basin,
I am content with what I am
gray hair remembers
its maple leaf red
finger twined tilted
to how your breath tastes
but cannot recall you now
morning fire, this cotton gown caught,
a coy pool between my breasts
mid-day earthen words shore
cascades against silk waistband
until night winds ripple that deepest pond
what an odd structure, that half-moon bridge,
a path echoed in a passing river,
crimson by day, starless at night
I saw my fate
and never took either
simple cup of tea
heat the water — no dawn without her
scoop the matcha — her resolve pierces stone
pour the water — she is water
stir to foam — she is content with what she is
Let's get into it:
– I think there could be more connective tissue in this piece, thematically. I know that it was written as seven separate pieces to seven different mini-prompts, but if we're going to treat it as one longer piece, that would be the first thing I'd like to see developed. Each of the poems is pretty self-contained, and carries hints of a Japanese aesthetic by not saying too much; the challenge is to get them to work together. Probably the best way to handle this kind of situation is to see which ones stand out the best: in my opinion, the fourth and seventh are the winners. Then, look at these two and ask, what do they have in common, and what are their individual themes? Both seem to have a love element to them, but it's understated and wistful. They are both very physical, with the hair, the colors, the tea, the water; but one is trapping memory in objects, while one is extending the woman to an almost divine aspect. There are echoes of this (the third poemlet's ending) elsewhere, but where could these themes be better-developed?
– The syntax jars me a little bit. One of the things about Japanese forms and the grammar structure they use is that (to me, at least) it falls a little bit flat in English. Lines like "into exile drifting", I want to change to become: "drifting into exile". And "you emptiness" could use a comma, if I'm reading it correctly: "you, emptiness". Ordinarily, I would defer to the poet's prerogative, but because this piece has so many instances that are popping out at me, it's distracting from digging out the theme and the images. The aesthetic is very "less is more", but while you may be keenly aware of little "a"s and "the"s and punctuation while typing them/reading the poem aloud, the reader will gloss over them quickly. This is a better effect than trying to cut everything which can conceivably be cut, unless you're trying to do some really concrete avant-garde stuff (which I don't think Yousei is attempting here).
– Be careful of losing your audience with your symbolism, as well as references and allusions. I knew Taiheiyou and Tsushima (assuming they are the places in Japan I'm thinking of), but I had no idea who Rampal was, and had to look him up (which a lot of people wouldn't have to). I'm sure the reverse is true for others. When the references are carefully placed — especially when they are the subjects/objects of descriptive verbs — we can generally get by. (Rampal, whoever/whatever that is to the ignorant reader, produces beautiful flute-like music, we can see.) Symbols can be harder, though: with the castle, and the half-moon bridge, I'm not sure if I should be reading them literally, allusively (is there some legend about throwing a flute over the wall I don't know?), or figuratively (the bridge = fate?). My knowledge of haiku as whole images* suggests that they should be read literally, but I suspect there's more going on here, which might need a bit of elucidation.
* I mean this in the sense of un-processed, like whole foods. If there was a market called Whole Images, I would be blowing my take-home pay there every month.
And now for the rest of the stuff!:
– That last stanza is fantastic. The fourth was good too, but that seventh one: damn. It could stand alone by itself easily (called "Simple Cup of Tea", maybe?), but works as a good capstone to the entire piece. Sometimes I uncertain of the paths of the threads that lead to the end, but I have a certainty that this final stanza sums them all up, echoing almost all the other parts of the poem. Moreover, it has a peaceful, meditative, self-accepting quality, that I enjoy. I will go so far as to say this part should remain completely unchanged; the fourth stanza, meanwhile, could use a comma between "twisting" and "tilted", and otherwise can probably stay as is. Anything else that changes in the poem should follow from those two.
– This is a surprisingly dense poem, which I mean in a good way. The "less is more" aesthetic helps because it gives you more room to include more elements that serve your theme, rather than having to do exposition for only a few images. When I see "cherry petals", I have instant associations: I don't need a line telling me about how quickly they vanish, and a third line about how they look and move. That would certainly be a beautiful poem too, but economy gives this piece a lot of its feel, and I think it's done well here. As I mentioned, there could be some expansion with the skeleton filling in the gaps between images and thoughts, but there is no need to contract anything in the poem, I feel. The only thing that stands out is the second poemlet, which could just benefit from an extra line break to shorten that outstretched line. (I know the original prompt put limits on the lengths of the poemlets; but cast the prompt aside!)
– I'm a sucker for animism, which I can see poking through at a few points here. Japanese poems resist outright personification totally: a pheasant never cries plaintively, the cherry never dies wistfully, and all of the mourning comes from the observer. A haiku says "(natural thing) does X; poet shows his presence with Y," very little more, and very little less. So this departs from that concept with the remembering hair and the Taiheiyou bending (or perhaps bowing?) into that bay, plus metaphors like that deepest pond and the cherry petal notes; but it's applied very gently, and gives a nice feel to the poem.
Those are my takes on various aspects of the poem overall. A few smaller points to consider:
– My gripe with ellipses in poems is well known at this point. :P
– There are some great word choices like "dusk vined gate" and "coy pool", which I suspect as a pun…
– …but there are also some that I'm not so keen on, like "cede up to" and "impermanence". They sound too cerebral for the very calm, easy tone of the rest of the poem.
– The poem is mimetic at times, echoing itself, as sound does across water, with lines like "pour the water – she is water", which is a great effect.
– Why not include some imagery of sound across water to drive the point home?
– Again, I know these are seven stand-alone poemlets, but I still want to see some smoother transition between stanzas. The abruptness separating periods of extremely nice flow is either an effect you want, or one you don't.
Yousei: thank you for sharing this poem with us! Hopefully there are some ideas in here that you can use for revising. And for everyone else, we're going to try another complicated-ish prompt inspired by the piece so you can jump in:
Write a poem of seven stanzas where each stanza could stand alone as its own short poem. Focus on three connected themes that braid together well, and keep bringing them back with refrains and repeated images or sounds until the last stanza, where they all come together. Include at least three nature images, at least three domestic images, and a balance of images with deeper meaning against ones that are exactly as deep as they seem.
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Minnesota will host Super Bowl LII in 2018, the NFL announced today.
The game will be played at the new Minnesota Vikings stadium in Minneapolis. The stadium is currently under construction and is projected to open in 2016.
The stadium is being built at a cost of $976.2 million. Officially, it will seat 65,000 but can be expanded to 73,000.
Minneapolis also hosted Super Bowl XXVI in 1992. The game between Washington and Buffalo was played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
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What about Seattle as host? It is the most gorgeous setting in football and warmer than New York City.
I can see the 12th man now surrounding the stadium screaming their lungs out when Seattle play in it's 6th Super bowl in a row!!
You can say what you want about the new stadium craze, but I think Minnesota's have been justified (both Target Field and the new Vikings dome). The Metrodome was a bust and it took the roof caving in to get a new stadium plan going. The new Vikings stadium looks a classy venue without being too exorbitant, while Target Field is a classic baseball venue. Sports fans in the Twin Cities have it pretty good right now.
I was fortunate to see both the Twins and the Vikings play at the old Metropolitan Stadium. I also saw both teams play in the dome. Hooray for Target Field but I'm sorry they put the Vikes in another enclosed venue because like Lambeau in Green Bay, outdoors in December in Minnesota was always a benefit. The Vikings haven't won once since they moved to the Dome and I watched the last time they won the NFC Championship against the LA Rams at minus 16 degrees outdoors in 1976. Not all Minnesota fans are wusses like me. (I moved to the Sun Belt ten years ago.)


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Article: Staged approach for spinal cord protection in hybrid thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Article: Early Histological Changes in the Porcine Aortic Media After Thoracic Stent-Graft Implantation[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: To describe the histological findings in the aortic wall 5 days after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in a porcine model. Two overlapping stent-grafts were implanted in each of 6 juvenile pigs, covering the entire descending thoracic aorta (DTA). On the 5(th) postoperative day, tissue samples were taken from the DTA in each animal. Medial thickness and medial necrosis were quantified and compared to measurements from the aortas of 6 control animals. Significant medial thinning was observed in stent-covered regions in the test animals. At the proximal landing zone, aortic wall thickness changed from 1387±68 to 782±74 µm within the covered aortic segment (p = 0.028); at the distal landing site, the wall thickness was 365±67 µm within the stent and 501±57 µm distally (p = 0.028). In the overlap zone, the aortic wall measured 524±122 vs. 1053±77 µm in native controls (p = 0.004). Aortic thickness proximal to the graft did not differ from the proximal region of native aortas (1468±96 vs. 1513±80 µm, p = 0.423), but the aorta was significantly thinner distal to the stent (707±38 vs. 815±52 µm, p = 0.004). Laminar necrosis constituted 38%±7% of the media in the proximal landing zone, 54%±4% in the overlap zone, and 46%±13% in the distal landing zone. In this porcine model, significant medial thinning and necrosis of the stented aorta was observed. The findings suggest an early phase of vulnerability of the aortic wall, before scarring and adaptive changes have strengthened the residual aorta.
Article: A propensity score-matched comparison of deep versus mild hypothermia during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: By using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and non-deep hypothermic circulatory arrest approaches, we examined the impact of distal ischemia time and temperature on intra-abdominal reversible adverse outcomes and permanent adverse outcomes during descending thoracic aortic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm operations. A retrospective review of all patients who underwent descending thoracic aortic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair between January 2002 and December 2008 was undertaken, including relevant preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative data, and followed by a propensity score-matched analysis. Of the total of 262 patients, 240 had data complete enough to permit analysis, and 90 were suitable for the propensity-matched study. Reversible adverse outcomes included renal failure, liver failure, and temporary hemodialysis. Permanent adverse outcomes included paraplegia, permanent hemodialysis, and 30-day mortality. Thirty-day mortality was 7.1% (17/240). Overall, reversible adverse outcomes developed in 40.8% of patients and permanent adverse outcomes developed in 10% of patients. The propensity score analysis identified statistically significant decreased odds of developing reversible adverse outcomes in patients undergoing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (odds ratio, 0.32; confidence interval, 0.12-0.85). Specifically, significantly lower rates of acute renal failure (22% vs 46.4%, P = .03) and liver failure (17.8% vs 34.3%, P = .04) were observed in the deep hypothermic circulatory arrest group compared with the non-deep hypothermic circulatory arrest group. In addition, there were decreased odds of reversible adverse outcomes (odds ratio, 0.22; confidence interval, 0.06-0.79) developing in patients with a stage II elephant trunk procedure. During descending thoracic aortic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairs, the use of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest results in improved postoperative adverse outcome rates compared with non-deep hypothermic circulatory arrest techniques. The development of reversible adverse outcomes is strongly associated with the development of permanent adverse outcomes.
Article: Staged Approach Prevents Spinal Cord Injury in Hybrid Surgical-Endovascular Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: An Experimental Model[Show abstract] [Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: In a porcine model, we investigated the impact of sudden stent graft occlusion of thoracic intercostal arteries after open lumbar segmental artery (SA) ligation. After randomization into two groups, 20 juvenile Yorkshire pigs (27.1±0.6 kg) underwent open lumbar SA sacrifice (T13-L5) followed by endovascular coverage of all thoracic SAs (T4-T12) at 32°C, either in a single operation (group 1) or in two stages separated by seven days (group 2). Collateral network pressure (CNP) was monitored by catheterization of the SA L1, and postoperative hind limb function was assessed using a modified Tarlov score. The CNP in group 1 decreased to 34% of baseline, whereas CNP after lumbar SA ligation in group 2 fell to 55% of baseline (74±2.4 to 25±3.6 mm Hg vs 74±4.5 to 41±5.5 mm Hg; p<0.0001). Subsequent thoracic stenting (group 2) led to another significant but milder drop (p=0.002 versus stage 1) from the restored CNP (71±4.2 to 54±4.9 mm Hg). Five of ten pigs in group 1 suffered paraplegia, in contrast to none in group 2 (median Tarlov score 6, vs 9; p=0.0031). Histopathologic analysis showed more severe ischemic damage to the lower thoracic (p=0.05) and lumbar spinal cord (p=0.002) in group 1. These results underline the potential of the staged approach in hybrid procedures. Furthermore they highlight the need for established adjuncts for preventing paraplegia in hybrid and pure stent-graft protocols in which sudden occlusion of multiple SAs occurs.
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He's come back. Mommy's asleep or she's sick again.
I hide and curl up small under the table in the kitchen. Through my fingers I can see Mommy. She is asleep on the couch. Her hand is on the sticky green rug, and he's wearing his big boots with the shiny buckle and standing over Mommy shouting.
He hits Mommy with a belt. Get up! Get up! You are one fucked-up bitch. You are one fucked-up bitch. You are one fucked-up bitch. You are one fucked-up bitch. You are one fucked-up bitch. You are one fucked-up bitch.
Mommy makes a sobbing noise. Stop. Please stop. Mommy doesn't scream. Mommy curls up small.
I have my fingers in my ears, and I close my eyes. The sound stops.
He turns and I can see his boots as he stomps into the kitchen. He still has the belt. He is trying to find me.
He stoops down and grins. He smells nasty. Of cigarettes and drink. There you are, you little shit.
A chilling wail wakes him. Christ! He's drenched in sweat and his heart is pounding. What the fuck? He sits bolt upright in bed and puts his head in hands. Fuck. They're back. The noise was me. He takes a deep steadying breath, trying to rid his mind and nostrils of the smell of cheap bourbon and stale Camel cigarettes.
I have survived Day Three Post-Christian, and my first day at work. It has been a welcome distraction. The time has flown by in a haze of new faces, work to do, and Mr. Jack Hyde. Mr. Jack Hyde . . . he smiles down at me, his blue eyes twinkling, as he leans against my desk.
"Excellent work, Ana. I think we're going to make a great
Somehow, I manage to curl my lips upward in a semblance of a smile.
"I'll be off, if that's okay with you," I murmur.
"Of course, it's five thirty. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Good night, Jack."
"Good night, Ana."
Collecting my bag, I shrug on my jacket and head for the door.
Out in the early evening air of Seattle, I take a deep breath. It doesn't begin to fill the void in my chest, a void that's been present since Saturday morning, a painful hollow reminder of my loss. I walk toward the bus stop with my head down, staring at my feet and contemplating being without my beloved Wanda, my old Beetle . . . or the Audi.
I shut the door on that thought immediately. No. Don't think about him. Of course, I can afford a car—a nice, new car. I suspect he has been overgenerous in his payment, and the thought leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, but I dismiss it and try to keep my mind as numb and as blank as possible. I can't think about him. I don't want to start crying again—not out on the street.
The apartment is empty. I miss Kate, and I imagine her lying on a beach in Barbados sipping a cool cocktail. I turn on the flat-screen television so there's noise to fill the vacuum and provide some semblance of company, but I don't listen or watch. I sit and stare blankly at the brick wall. I am numb. I feel nothing but the pain. How long must I endure this?
The door buzzer startles me from my anguish, and my heart skips a beat. Who could that be? I press the intercom.
"Delivery for Ms. Steele." A bored, disembodied voice answers, and disappointment crashes through me. I listlessly make my way downstairs and find a young man noisily chewing gum, holding a large cardboard box, and leaning against the front door. I sign for the package and take it upstairs. The box is huge and surprisingly light. Inside are two dozen long-stemmed, white roses and a card.
Congratulations on your first day at work.
I hope it went well.
And thank you for the glider. That was very thoughtful.
It has pride of place on my desk.
I stare at the typed card, the hollow in my chest expanding. No doubt, his assistant sent this. Christian probably had very little to do with it. It's too painful to think about. I examine the roses—they are beautiful, and I can't bring myself to throw them in the trash. Dutifully, I make my way into the kitchen to hunt down a vase.
And so a pattern develops: wake, work, cry, sleep. Well, try to sleep. I can't even escape him in my dreams. Gray burning eyes, his lost look, his hair burnished and bright all haunt me. And the music . . . so much music—I cannot bear to hear any music. I am careful to avoid it at all costs. Even the jingles in commercials make me shudder.
I have spoken to no one, not even my mother or Ray. I don't have the capacity for idle talk now. No, I want none of it. I have become my own island state. A ravaged, war-torn land where nothing grows and the horizons are bleak. Yes, that's me. I can interact impersonally at work, but that's it. If I talk to Mom, I know I will break even further—and I have nothing left to break.
I am finding it difficult to eat. By lunchtime on Wednesday, I manage a cup of yogurt, and it's the first thing I've eaten since Friday. I am surviving on a newfound tolerance for lattes and Diet Coke. It's the caffeine that keeps me going, but it's making me anxious.
Jack has started to hover over me, irritating me, asking me personal questions. What does he want? I'm polite, but I need to keep him at arm's length.
I sit and begin trawling through a pile of correspondence addressed to him, and I'm pleased with the distraction of menial work. My e-mail pings, and I quickly check to see who it's from.
Holy shit. An e-mail from Christian. Oh no, not here . . . not at work.
From: Christian Grey
Subject: Tomorrow
Date: June 8 2011 14:05
To: Anastasia Steele
Dear Anastasia
Forgive this intrusion at work. I hope that it's going well. Did you get my flowers?
I note that tomorrow is the gallery opening for your friend's show, and I'm sure you've not had time to purchase a car, and it's a long drive. I would be more than happy to take you—should you wish.
Let me know.
Christian Grey
CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Inc.
Tears swim in my eyes. I hastily leave my desk and bolt to the restroom to escape into one of the stalls. José's show. I'd forgotten all about it, and I promised him I'd go. Shit, Christian is right; how am I going to get there?
I clutch my forehead. Why hasn't José phoned? Come to think of it—why hasn't anyone phoned? I've been so absentminded I haven't noticed that my cell phone has been silent.
Shit! I am such an idiot! I still have it set to forward calls to the BlackBerry. Holy hell. Christian's been getting my calls—unless he's just thrown the BlackBerry away. How did he get my e-mail address?
He knows my shoe size; an e-mail address is hardly going to present him with many problems.
Can I see him again? Could I bear it? Do I want to see him? I close my eyes and tilt my head back as grief and longing lance through me. Of course I do.
Perhaps—perhaps I can tell him I've changed my mind . . . No, no, no. I cannot be with someone who takes pleasure in inflicting pain on me, someone who can't love me.
Torturous memories flash through my mind—the gliding, holding hands, kissing, the bathtub, his gentleness, his humor, and his dark, brooding, sexy stare. I miss him. It's been five days, five days of agony that has felt like an eternity. I cry myself to sleep at night, wishing I hadn't walked out, wishing that he could be different, wishing that we were together. How long will this hideous overwhelming feeling last? I am in purgatory.
I wrap my arms around my body, hugging myself tightly, holding myself together. I miss him. I really miss him . . . I love him. Simple.
Anastasia Steele, you are at work! I must be strong, but I want to go to José's show, and deep down, the masochist in me wants to see Christian. Taking a deep breath, I head back to my desk.
From: Anastasia Steele
Subject: Tomorrow
Date: June 8 2011 14:25
To: Christian Grey
Hi Christian
Thank you for the flowers; they are lovely.
Yes, I would appreciate a lift.
Thank you.
Anastasia Steele
Assistant to Jack Hyde, Editor, SIP
Checking my phone, I find that it is still set to forward calls to the BlackBerry. Jack is in a meeting, so I quickly call José.
"Hi, José. It's Ana."
"Hello, stranger." His tone is so warm and welcoming it's almost enough to push me over the edge again.
"I can't talk long. What time should I be there tomorrow for your show?"
"You're still coming?" He sounds excited.
"Yes, of course." I smile my first genuine smile in five days as I picture his broad grin.
"Seven thirty."
"See you then. Good-bye, José."
"Bye, Ana."
From: Christian Grey
Subject: Tomorrow
Date: June 8 2011 14:27
To: Anastasia Steele
Dear Anastasia
What time shall I pick you up?
Christian Grey
CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Inc.
From: Anastasia Steele
Subject: Tomorrow
Date: June 8 2011 14:32
To: Christian Grey
José's show starts at 7:30. What time would you suggest?
Anastasia Steele
Assistant to Jack Hyde, Editor, SIP
From: Christian Grey
Subject: Tomorrow
Date: June 8 2011 14:34
To: Anastasia Steele
Dear Anastasia
Portland is some distance away. I shall pick you up at 5:45.
I look forward to seeing you.
Christian Grey
CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings, Inc.
From: Anastasia Steele
Subject: Tomorrow
Date: June 8 2011 14:38
To: Christian Grey
See you then.
Anastasia Steele
Assistant to Jack Hyde, Editor, SIP
Oh my. I'm going to see Christian, and for the first time in five days, my spirits lift a fraction and I allow myself to wonder how he's been.
Has he missed me? Probably not like I've missed him. Has he found a new submissive? The thought is so painful that I dismiss it immediately. I look at the pile of correspondence I need to sort for Jack and tackle it as I try to push Christian out of my mind once more.
That night in bed, I toss and turn, trying to sleep and it's the first time in a while I haven't cried myself to sleep.
In my mind's eye, I visualize Christian's face the last time I saw him as when I left. His tortured expression haunts me. I remember he didn't want me to go, which was odd. Why would I stay when things had reached such an impasse? We were each skirting around our own issues—my fear of punishment, his fear of . . . what? Love?
Turning on my side, I hug my pillow, filled with an overwhelming sadness. He thinks he doesn't deserve to be loved. Why does he feel that way? Does it have to do with his upbringing? His birth mom, the crack whore? My thoughts plague me into the early hours until eventually I fall into a fitful, exhausted sleep.
The day drags and drags and Jack is unusually attentive. I suspect it's due to Kate's plum dress and the black high-heeled boots I've stolen from her closet, but I don't dwell on the thought. I resolve to go clothes shopping with my first paycheck. The dress is looser on me than it was, but I pretend not to notice.
Finally it's five thirty, and I collect my jacket and purse, trying to quell my nerves. I'm going to see him!
"Do you have a date tonight?" Jack asks as he strolls past my desk on his way out.
"Yes. No. Not really."
He raises an eyebrow, his interest clearly piqued. "Boyfriend?"
I flush. "No, a friend. An ex-boyfriend."
"Maybe tomorrow you'd like to come for a drink after work. You've had a stellar first week, Ana. We should celebrate." He smiles and an unknown, unsettling emotion flits across his face, making me uneasy.
Putting his hands in his pockets, he saunters through the double doors. I frown at his retreating back. Drinks with the boss, is that a good idea?
I shake my head. I have an evening of Christian Grey to get through first. How am I going to do this? I hurry into the restroom to make last-minute adjustments.
In the large mirror on the wall, I take a long, hard look at my face. I'm my usual pale self, dark circles around my too-large eyes. I look gaunt, haunted. I wish I knew how to use makeup. I apply some mascara and eyeliner and pinch my cheeks, hoping for some color. Tidying my hair so that it hangs artfully down my back, I take a deep breath. This will have to do.
Nervously I walk through the foyer with a smile and a wave to Claire at Reception. I think she and I could become friends. Jack is talking to Elizabeth as I head for the doors. Smiling broadly, he hurries over to open them for me.
"After you, Ana," he murmurs.
"Thank you." I smile, embarrassed.
Outside on the curb, Taylor is waiting. He opens the rear door of the car. I glance hesitantly at Jack, who has followed me out. He's looking toward the Audi SUV in dismay.
I turn and climb into the back, and there he sits—Christian Grey—wearing his gray suit, no tie, white shirt open at the collar. His gray eyes are glowing.
My mouth dries. He looks glorious except he's scowling at me. Why?
"When did you last eat?" he snaps as Taylor closes the door behind me.
Crap. "Hello, Christian. Yes, it's nice to see you, too."
"I don't want your smart mouth now. Answer me." His eyes blaze.
Holy shit. "Um . . . I had a yogurt at lunchtime. Oh—and a banana."
"When did you last have a real meal?" he asks acidly.
Taylor slips into the driver's seat, starts the car, and pulls out into the traffic.
I glance up and Jack is waving at me, though how he can see me through the dark glass, I don't know. I wave back.
"Who's that?" Christian snaps.
"My boss." I peek up at the beautiful man beside me, and his mouth is pressed into a hard line.
"Well? Your last meal?"
"Christian, that really is none of your concern," I murmur, feeling extraordinarily brave.
"Whatever you do concerns me. Tell me."
No, it doesn't. I groan in frustration, rolling my eyes heavenward, and Christian narrows his eyes. And for the first time in a long time, I want to laugh. I try hard to stifle the giggle that threatens to bubble up. Christian's face softens as I struggle to keep a straight face, and a trace of a smile kisses his lovely sculptured lips.
"Well?" he asks, his voice softer.
"Pasta alla vongole, last Friday," I whisper.
He closes his eyes as fury, and possibly regret, sweeps across his face. "I see," he says, his voice expressionless. "You look like you've lost at least five pounds, possibly more since then. Please eat, Anastasia," he scolds.
I stare down at the knotted fingers in my lap. Why does he always make me feel like an errant child?
He shifts and turns toward me. "How are you?" he asks, his voice still soft.
Well, I'm shit, really . . . I swallow. "If I told you I was fine, I'd be lying."
He inhales sharply. "Me, too," he murmurs and reaches over and clasps my hand. "I miss you," he adds.
Oh no. Skin against skin.
"Christian, I—"
"Ana, please. We need to talk."
I'm going to cry. No. "Christian, I . . . please . . . I've cried so much," I whisper, trying to keep my emotions in check.
"Oh, baby, no." He tugs my hand, and before I know it I'm on his lap. He has his arms around me, and his nose is in my hair.
"I've missed you so much, Anastasia," he breathes.
I want to struggle out of his hold, to maintain some distance, but his arms are wrapped around me. He's pressing me to his chest. I melt. Oh, this is where I want to be.
I rest my head against him, and he kisses my hair repeatedly. This is home. He smells of linen, fabric softener, body wash, and my favorite smell—Christian. For a moment, I allow myself the illusion that all will be well, and it soothes my ravaged soul.
A few minutes later Taylor pulls to a stop at the curb, even though we're still in the city.
"Come"—Christian shifts me off his lap—"we're here."
"Helipad—on the top of this building." Christian glances toward the building by way of explanation.
Of course. Charlie Tango. Taylor opens the door and I slide out. He gives me a warm, avuncular smile that makes me feel safe. I smile back.
"I should give you back your handkerchief."
"Keep it, Miss Steele, with my best wishes."
I blush as Christian comes around the car and takes my hand. He looks quizzically at Taylor, who stares impassively back at him, revealing nothing.
"Nine?" Christian says to him.
"Yes, sir."
Christian nods as he turns and leads me through the double doors into the grandiose foyer. I revel in the feel of his hand and his long, skilled fingers curled around mine. The familiar pull is there—I'm drawn, Icarus to his sun. I've been burned already, and yet here I am again.
Reaching the elevators, he presses the "call" button. I peek up at him, and he's wearing his enigmatic half smile. As the doors open, he releases my hand and ushers me in.
The doors close and I risk a second peek. He glances down at me, and it's there in the air between us, that electricity. It's palpable. I can almost taste it, pulsing between us, drawing us together.
"Oh my," I gasp as I bask briefly in the intensity of this visceral, primal attraction.
"I feel it, too," he says, his eyes clouded and intense.
Desire pools dark and deadly in my groin. He clasps my hand and grazes my knuckles with his thumb, and all my muscles clench tightly, deliciously, deep inside me.
How can he still do this to me?
"Please don't bite your lip, Anastasia," he whispers.
I gaze up at him, releasing my lip. I want him. Here, now, in the elevator. How could I not?
"You know what it does to me," he murmurs.
Oh, I still affect him. My inner goddess stirs from her five-day sulk.
Abruptly the doors open, breaking the spell, and we're on the roof. It's windy, and despite my black jacket, I'm cold. Christian puts his arm around me, pulling me into his side, and we hurry across to where Charlie Tango stands in the center of the helipad, with its rotor blades slowly spinning.
A tall, blond, square-jawed man in a dark suit leaps out and, ducking low, runs toward us. Shaking hands with Christian, he shouts above the noise of the rotors.
"Ready to go, sir. She's all yours!"
"All checks done?"
"Yes, sir."
"You'll collect her around eight thirty?"
"Yes, sir."
"Taylor's waiting for you out front."
"Thank you, Mr. Grey. Safe flight to Portland. Ma'am." He salutes me. Without releasing me, Christian nods, ducks down, and leads me to the helicopter door.
Once inside he buckles me firmly into my harness, cinching the straps tight. He gives me a knowing look and his secret smile.
"This should keep you in your place," he murmurs. "I must say I like this harness on you. Don't touch anything."
I flush a deep crimson, and he runs his index finger down my cheek before handing me the headphones. I'd like to touch you, too, but you won't let me. I scowl. Besides, he's pulled the straps so tight I can barely move.
He sits in his seat and buckles himself in, then starts running through all his preflight checks. He's just so competent. It's very alluring. He puts on his headphones and flips a switch and the rotors speed up, deafening me.
Turning, he gazes at me. "Ready, baby?" His voice echoes through the headphones.
He grins his boyish grin. Wow—I've not seen it for so long.
"Sea-Tac tower, this is Charlie Tango Golf—Golf Echo Hotel, cleared for takeoff to Portland via PDX. Please confirm, over."
The disembodied voice of the air traffic controller answers, issuing instructions.
"Roger, tower, Charlie Tango set, over and out." Christian flips two switches, grasps the stick, and the helicopter rises slowly and smoothly into the evening sky.
Seattle and my stomach drop away from us, and there's so much to see.
"We've chased the dawn, Anastasia, now the dusk," his voice comes through on the headphones. I turn and gape at him in surprise.
What does this mean? How is it that he can say the most romantic things? He smiles, and I can't help my shy smile.
"As well as the evening sun, there's more to see this time," he says.
The last time we flew to Seattle it was dark, but this evening the view is spectacular, literally out of this world. We're up among the tallest buildings, going higher and higher.
"Escala's over there." He points toward the building. "Boeing there, and you can just see the Space Needle."
I crane my head. "I've never been."
"I'll take you—we can eat there."
"Christian, we broke up."
"I know. I can still take you there and feed you." He glares at me.
I shake my head and decide not to antagonize him. "It's very beautiful up here, thank you."
"Impressive, isn't it?"
"Impressive that you can do this."
"Flattery from you, Miss Steele? But I'm a man of many talents."
"I'm fully aware of that, Mr. Grey."
He turns and smirks at me, and for the first time in five days, I relax a little. Perhaps this won't be so bad.
"How's the new job?"
"Good, thank you. Interesting."
"What's your boss like?"
"Oh, he's okay." How can I tell Christian that Jack makes me uncomfortable? Christian glances at me.
"What's wrong?" he asks.
"Aside from the obvious, nothing."
"The obvious?"
"Oh, Christian, you really are very obtuse sometimes."
"Obtuse? Me? I'm not sure I appreciate your tone, Miss Steele."
"Well, don't, then."
His lips twitch into a smile. "I have missed your smart mouth, Anastasia."
I gasp and I want to shout, I've missed you—all of you—not just your mouth! But I keep quiet and gaze out the glass fishbowl that is Charlie Tango's windshield as we continue south. The dusk is to our right, the sun low on the horizon—large, blazing fiery orange—and I am Icarus again, flying far too close. --Ce texte fait référence à l'édition CD .
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Ce second tome reprend immédiatement après la rupture d'Ana et Christian, alors que la jeune femme avait fui, incapable de rester plus longtemps avec l'homme dont elle est tombée amoureuse, mais qui ne pouvait lui apporter ce qu'elle désirait.
Après une semaine passée dans un brouillard de souffrance, Christian réapparaît, aussi malheureux qu'elle, et prêt à tout pour faire revenir la jeune femme dans sa vie, même si cela exige un autre genre de relations et un contrat... bien différent.
L'auteur aborde ici un tournant dans leurs relations, qui repose principalement sur la volonté de Christian de garder Ana avec lui, quel qu'en soit le prix. Nos deux héros vont tâcher de concilier leurs désirs, de se comprendre l'un et l'autre et de communiquer.
Christian Grey est égal à lui-même. (Sur)protecteur envers la jeune femme, il en a les moyens et ne s'en prive pas, tandis qu'Ana fait tout pour garder la tête hors de l'eau et comprendre les côtés sombres de l'homme dont elle ne peut se passer.
L'intrigue se densifie tandis que le passé de Christian les rattrape peu à peu et met en danger cette relation déjà si fragile. La mystérieuse Ms Robinson fait son apparition, ainsi que d'autres ombres du ^passé de Christian.
De nouveau, le jeu des emails et sms (particulièrement important au coeur de l'intrigue) apporte une touche d'humour et de fraîcheur à l'histoire.Lire la suite ›
Dans le premier tome, on découvre la relation entre Ana, l'ingénue, et Christian, le dominateur, celle ci s'avère compliquée étant donné l'antagonisme des deux personnages, cependant leur attraction magnétique embarque le lecteur. Je n'ai pas pu lâcher le livre de la nuit voulant à tout prix savoir ce qu'il allait advenir d'Ana et Christian. Malgré mon addiction j'ai pu déceler certains défauts dans le tome 1 qui se sont accentués dans le tome 2.
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Pity even young girls will feel they have to read this book because of the hype, curiosity and it having become a centre of conversation - they won't be able to unread this book.
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For a year now pics & links of this trilogy were on my default Amazon page (not my choice, and I don't appreciate it of Amazon!), contributing to the hype and free advertising; people think they are free thinkers but just look what publicity can do.
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Edited by John B. Shoven
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print Publication Year:1988
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Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511572111
Subjects: Industrial Economics , International Economics
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Origins of the Tradition
Village Life
Made of Clay
The Theological Message
All of Life Can Be Holy
Photo by Tom Vogel
Santons are, literally, "little saints." Part of a typical French Nöel crèche (Christmas Nativity scene), santons come in work clothes to visit the Holy Family. They bring the Christ Child presents they have made or grown, hunted or sold. They perform or offer simple gestures of thoughtfulness.
Santons may have inspired St. Francis to re-create the scene of Jesus' birth at Greccio in 1223, usually given credit for ushering in the tradition of Christmas crèches. Some think that Lady Pica, Francis' mother, may have brought an early Nativity set with her from Beaucaire (or Tarascon) in France when she married Lombard merchant Pietro and moved to Assisi.
Provençal santon figures are delightfully anachronistic: They do not portray people of Jesus' day, but rather typical characters of an 18th- or 19th-century village in France.
The santon tradition began with small figures of wood or wax or clay that were traded around the Mediterranean, possibly originating in Naples (which went on to develop its presepios). Santons existed in the 13th century, in the provinces of the Midi and along the banks of the Rhône River. The French kept developing the figures in a unique way.
In 1803, French craftspeople started a Nativity fair at Marseilles to display and sell their work. The fair's success spurred artisans to create more figures of ordinary people involved in the Christmas story, figures of local interest, with familiar faces and occupations. The fair has continued, with santon makers setting up stalls along the Canebière every Advent through Epiphany.
But santons are not merely a merchandising success; they were a way of bringing religion home and keeping it alive in the wake of the French Revolution of 1789. When churches were being sacked, looted and closed, and Christmas Midnight Mass and outdoor Nativity scenes were banned, ordinary people began setting up crèches in their own homes, a tradition previously reserved for the rich. These displays became more and more elaborate, as the whole social structure of a Provençal village was recreated.
Typical of all crèches, a Provençal Nativity scene begins with the Holy Family (although the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph, Jesus, the Three Kings and the angels are not technically santons). Vierge Marie (Mary) wears blue and white garments as a symbol of her purity. Sant Jòusè (Joseph) is dressed in a traveling cloak and often carries a staff. Jésus, blond, fair-skinned and pink-cheeked, is wrapped in a simple piece of cloth and lying on straw, an image of innocence but also l'Enfant-roi (Child-King). (The whiteness of the child is not so much to designate his race as to denote his kingliness.)
The Rois Mages (the Three Wise Men) are powerful, wise and learned. Their robes may be decorated with the fleur-de-lis, a lily associated with royalty. The kings may be accompanied by a one-humped camel and a camel driver, the servant of the kings. The story goes that, after being baptized by St. Thomas, they returned to spread the gospel to their own people.
There are angels, of course. The standing angel gives the message of Jesus' birth; the herald angel guides people to Jesus with his trumpet; cherubim watch over the newborn Jesus. The angels' message comes not to the shepherds of Bethlehem but to the shepherds of Provence, depicted in various poses.
The pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Manchester, New Hampshire, Father Charles DesRuisseaux, has a santon collection displayed annually at the diocesan museum. He's collected the stories that go with the figures. One concerns the shepherd Gabriel whose dog has just died. Gabriel thinks he is too sad to go to see the newborn Jesus, because "it would not be right to go to such a joyous event with tears in my eyes." But then his dog gets up as if he had only been sleeping. Gabriel decides to give the dog to Jesus as a present, but Mary tells him, "No, thank you. Keep your beautiful dog. You need him more than we do. My Son will someday be a shepherd, too, a shepherd of people, and for that he does not need a dog."
The shepherds summon all Provençal villagers. They bring their unique gifts to honor the newborn child: the baker (or his son) with typical Provençal breads like la banette and pain Calendal (a round country loaf marked with a cross and baked only at Christmastime), the vegetable merchant, the cheese vendor, the basket maker, the wine grower, the humble woman or man who brings only a bundle of sticks for a fire to keep the baby warm.
A poor old man, who thinks he has nothing to give the Baby, holds his lantern and offers to light the way for others. His gift of thoughtfulness and courtesy earns him a place in the scene.
Santons come from all occupations and show typical French customs: the fisherman with his nets and his wife who sells the fish and weighs them on her scales, a woman with a pot of snails (a traditional French delicacy) or another housewife fattening a goose for foie gras, the farmer and his pig with the long snout searching for truffles, the mayor in his frock coat, the midwife with her cradle, the parish priest (Monsieur le Curé) and the monk in cowled habit. All classes of society, all ages of people, are represented.
The grandmother is knitting socks for l'Enfant Jésus. The flower seller has a bouquet for Jesus. The woman with the chicken is offering it for soup, traditionally made for new mothers to recover their strength. The soap peddlers bring the Marseilles soap made of olive oil and soda ash; after their travels, the Holy Family would have appreciated soap. There is even a santon wet nurse for the Baby so that Mary can have a nap.
There's a swarthy Gypsy woman who carries a baby and tambourine to provide music for Jesus, and a Gypsy man who brings his bear to perform. The fact that Gypsies, outsiders often despised as chicken thieves, were included in crèche scenes says something about even ordinary people realizing how far the Incarnation and redemption extend.
A legend recounted by Father DesRuisseaux involves the Gypsy Séraphin who hears the Angel Boufarèu ("Big Cheeks") blow his trumpet to an-nounce that le Bon Dieu (the Good God) "has become a daddy." For the first time in his life, Séraphin feels guilty for stealing. He tries to give Mary the stolen chicken and eggs, but Mary tells him, "I realize you have a big heart, but my Son would prefer that you give them back to their owner." That story ends, "From that day, the Gypsy never stole again."
Typical santon scenes include musicians and dancers who dance the farandole with joined hands.
The stories of some santon figures come from legends and plays. The old man (Roustido) heard the shepherds' call late and tried to awaken his neighbors, Monsieur Jordan and Margarido (who rides a donkey). Roustido is doffing his nightcap in greeting to the Holy Family. A brave and simple farmhand (Pistachié) falls into a well trying to draw water for Margarido's donkey.
A typical santon scene includes various animals beyond the traditional ox and the ass: sheepdogs with bells under their necks, as well as sheep; brown, gray and white goats, rabbits lying down or standing up, pigeons on the roof, and other barnyard animals.
Other regions of France, like Brittany, Normandy and Alsace, developed figures unique to them. (Catalonia, Spain, developed figures, too.) French immigrants to Québec, Canada, brought the santon tradition with them; the area around Charlevoix has developed santons of fur traders.
The ravi is an important Provençal santon, according to Betsy Christensen, an avid American santon collector from Ann Arbor, Michigan, who spent time in France when her husband was teaching there. The ravi or ravie is a man or woman in rapture, always portrayed with arms upraised.
There are also men and women on their knees praying. Such stories prompt us to ask, "What is my response to Jesus' coming?"
There are two types of Provençal santons: santons d'argile (hand-painted clay figures) and santons habilles (figures dressed in real cloth and carrying actual baskets, lavender, fishing nets and so on).
The clay figures come in six sizes (from one inch to six inches tall). The dressed figures range from six inches to 18 inches tall.
Nowadays, santons are never made of plastic, lead or plaster, but always clay. (The insistence on clay seems appropriate since Genesis 2:7 says that the Lord God used clay to form the first human. Was God a santon maker?) The clay for santons comes from quarries near Marseilles and Aubagne.
Molds are created from which between 200 and 1,000 copies can be made. Most contemporary santons are fired in kilns for 48 hours at 1,650° F. The subsequent painting is done in small quantities due to the drying time necessary between colors. A base coat is put on first, then all the greens, the blues and so on.
Santons are a natural way of doing catechesis with children, just as crib scenes are used by some American families. That the figures can be touched, dressed, decorated and loved like dolls is an advantage in teaching children. They are small and fit children's hands. Having parents repeat year after year the legends about particular santons is a friendly way of teaching and makes the stories a beloved holiday tradition.
In November, Provençal families get the cardboard boxes with the figures out of the cupboard and begin to arrange the buildings, scenes and cast of characters. An expedition to the country to obtain new moss, leaves and bits of wood may be necessary. New figures may be purchased at the santon fairs—new ones are developed yearly. This year's Christmas scene may need a pigeon roost or a bridge. Lots of imagination goes into arranging the scene.
In Woolwich, Maine, Betsy (who uses only her first name professionally) says that, before becoming the owner of Santons de France USA, her family had a santon tradition: "On Thanksgiving Eve we would gather our five children around a box filled with individually wrapped santon figures. Taking turns, each child would open the wrapping, revealing the figure, and place it around the stable. I highly recommend this enjoyable tradition. Watch their eyes light up when the lucky child opens the Baby Jesus." This tradition is now in its fourth generation in her family.
During Advent the santon figures may be moved around a bit to convey that this is an ongoing story. Special Advent sets of Mary (astride a donkey) and Joseph with a walking staff can be moved closer to the stable each day. The Baby Jesus can be placed just before Christmas Midnight Mass. The Three Kings can draw nearer daily until they arrive on Epiphany.
This kind of ritual can prepare us for Christmas. "The santons provide the chance for ordinary folk to compose Nativity scenes akin to those previously reserved only for the rich," according to The Little Dictionary of Santons de Provence, prepared by Marcel Carbonel's studios.
Carbonel, who died in 2003 at the age of 93, created a hundred or more crib figures over 50 years. His company in Marseilles and that of Paul Fouque's in Aix-en-Provence are the largest of the 60 santon-making companies in France.
Santons and their stories "will continue as long as there remains a desire to put on stage those timeless, mythical characters, symbols of dreams and mystery yet representing the realities of everyday life," predicted Carbonel.
Santons underscore the fact that Jesus came to participate in our everyday life. That our God should worry about snails and garlic is part of the wondrous mystery of the Incarnation. And santons teach us that it is through our occupations and roles in life that we come to him and complete our redemption begun at Christmas.
Composing the Nativity story for ourselves and our families is the heart of the santon theology. We must tell the story of Jesus' birth and life and death in the way we understand it. And we must put ourselves in the story because Jesus came to earth for us just as much as the first-century Holy Land residents.
According to Father DesRuisseaux, usually the parents in Provence conclude the santon stories told to their children this way: "After the people of Bethlehem had brought their best gifts to the Christ Child, in gratitude to the Good God who had made little miracles to better their lives, they were turned into statues. Now we take them out every year to display in our Nativity scenes to remind us that, on that first Christmas, the Good God gave us the best gift ever—his Son, Jesus Christ."
Santons idealize a pastoral lifestyle and celebrate a particular slice of life. But by doing so, santons remind us that Jesus is born into every culture and every time. Christmas is our story and we, too, can be "little saints" coming to present our gifts to the Christ Child.
The national organization Friends of the Creche (www.udayton.edu/mary/gallery/creches/crechefriends.html) had presentations about santons at its 2002 meeting by Betsy Christensen and its 2003 convention by Father Charles DesRuisseaux. To join and/or sign up for their newsletter contained in the publication Creche Herald (www.op.net/~bocassoc), write: Editor Rita Bocher, Creche Herald, 117 Crosshill Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096-3511. Santon figures may be purchased through Santons de France, 127 River Road, Woolwich, ME 04579, e-mail: email@example.com.
Barbara Beckwith is managing editor of St. Anthony Messenger. She has traveled to France several times and belongs to Friends of the Creche. She bought her first santons for this Christmas.


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