tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post1706116946356692033..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: Ramblings, Nothing MoreP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-74198373033022456752009-05-07T09:12:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:12:00.000-07:00There was a perfume called "Poison," which, when I...There was a perfume called "Poison," which, when I smelled it on some passing stranger, carried me back to Paris when the chestnut trees were in bloom. The sweetness of being so transported prompted me to spend $50 (can you believe it??? Never in my life!) on the perfume. Unfortunately, I was allergic to it. "On ne peut pas tout planifier," as my old friend once remarked. No, these flashes can't be planned, only enjoyed gratefully when they occur.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-89428484651028994712009-05-07T09:11:00.000-07:002009-05-07T09:11:00.000-07:00There was a perfume called "Poison," which, when I...There was a perfume called "Poison," which, when I smelled it on some passing stranger, carried me back to Paris when the chestnut trees were in bloom. The sweetness of being so transported prompted me to spend $50 (can you believe it??? Never in my life!) on the perfume. Unfortunately, I was allergic to it. "On ne peut pas tout planifier," as my old friend once remarked. No, these flashes can't be planned, only enjoyed gratefully when they occur.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-45069879722301546362009-05-07T08:37:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:37:00.000-07:00One of the things we never know about time until w...One of the things we never know about time until we've used up most of it is that we forget . . . and then, in small flashes, remember again, suddenly and so sweetly.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com