International Rentals
SOUTHWEST FRANCE. Beautifully restored 18th-century chateau set in 50 acres of park and woodland, unspoiled countryside, views to Pyrenees. Toulouse airport, 45 minutes. 10 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 20-meter heated pool. Tel: +44 (0)7808 722 317. www.chateau18c.com.
FRANCE, DORDOGNE—Privately sited, beautifully restored, 18th-century stone farmhouse. Antiques, modern amenities, pool, wi-fi. 28 bucolic acres of woods, meadow, fruit and walnut trees, stream. Charming nearby villages. Sleeps 4. Weekly. (212) 772-2030; Jlit999@aol.com; www.gaurenne.com.
FRANCE: CHARMING VILLAGE HOUSE in wine country near Montpellier. No car needed to live here. www.FranceVillageRental.com.
FRANCE, BURGUNDY—19th-century village house near Chablis, Sancerre, Vézelay. $1,650/week. (646) 852-4418; www.houseinburgundy.com.
PARIS—MARAIS. Musée Picasso. Archives Nationales. Very attractive one-bedroom, large living room, den, bathroom, kitchen, all appliances. Nonsmokers. Biweekly/monthly. martine351@hotmail.com; (202) 337-3356.
PARIS—LATIN QUARTER. Elegant, spacious, sunny, quiet, fully-furnished Haussmannian apartment. Sixth floor, elevator. Bedroom, living room, office/dining, modern kitchen/bathroom. Internet. Sleeps 2–4. Maid optional. Jussieu Metro. Nonsmokers, no small children. NYU academic. €2,500/month. AYBenz@aol.com.
PARIS—MARAIS. Ideal, spacious, sunny, fully furnished 2BR. $2,500 monthly. Minimum 4–5 months. (617) 247-2922.
PARIS (SQUARE BERLIOZ—9th arr.), wi-fi, 3BR/2Bth, beautiful full-floor condo, 4th floor, no elevator. See details at www.parisflat4u.com. Tel.: (415) 922-8888.
PARIS—MARAIS. Renovated 17th-century, tri-level, top-floor, courtyard apartment. Central, quiet, exposed beams, hardwood floors, fireplace, fully equipped. Nonsmokers. Week/Month. (206) 723-6538; www.acrossthewater.net.
PARIS—5TH. Blue-state special. Elegant ground-floor studio. 17th-century building, steps from Seine, opposite Notre Dame. Gourmet kitchen. Sleeps three. One week minimum. rwolff@afroam.umass.edu.
PARIS (ÎLE ST. LOUIS) LUXURY DUPLEX, c. 1640. Quiet, bright, sleeps 4, 20' cathedral ceiling, original beams, fireplace, A/C, washer/dryer, dishwasher, modern kitchen and bathroom, wi-fi/TV/CD, maid service. Nonsmokers, owner, color photos. (505) 988-3838; frenchydoc@msn.com.
PARIS. Attractive, furnished 3-room apartment, between Bastille and République, 11th Arrondissement, elevator building, kitchen and bathroom, maid weekly,€2,300 a month. For further information: (212) 243-1522.
PARIS—BIBLIOTHÈQUE. 2-bedroom, quiet, bright, furnished courtyard apartment. Near Seine, #14 Métro, RER C. (603) 924-9535; glnward@gmail.com; www.relaxinfranceonline.com/ile/75001.htm.
FLORENCE, PIAZZA S. CROCE, 2BR, large kitchen, living room, two bathrooms, fully equipped, €1,700 per month. For photos and details, contact p_corsi@yahoo.com.
VENICE, ON CANAL AND GARDEN. 4 beds, very sunny, elegant, charming, first floor. E-mail: aglo.aglo@gmail.com.
Vacation Rentals
ROME APARTMENTS FOR RENT: www.romanhomes.com; www.romanholidays.com; www.rome-apartments.com; www.romecarservice.it; www.romeapartments-directory.info.
ROME AND MORE CAPITAL CITIES vacation rental apartments, book online at www.romanreference.com; www.parisreference.com; www.copenhagenreference.com; www.barcelonareference.com; www.madridreference.com; www.berlinreference.com; www.miamireference.com; www.londonreference.co.uk; www.newyorkreference.co.uk.
FULLY MODERNIZED STONE FARMHOUSE in the French Dordogne River valley, from $750/week. www.cantou.com.
WRITER’S MEDIEVAL HOUSE IN TUSCANY.
Superbly refitted, A/C, heated floors, formal garden. Hilltown, SE Siena. Sleeps 4–6. €750 per week. www.tuscanretreat.dk; cgneale@yahoo.com; +39 3331236091.
Rentals
NYC. East 71st Street, Lexington/Park. $1,850; sunny furnished studio apartment available for long-term rental as pied-à-terre. Info and photos, e-mail: centerperform@aol.com.
LOVELY, LIGHT-FILLED 3-BEDROOM West Village apartment with balcony. Furnished, doorman. Available March–September, 2011. Info, photos, e-mail: thelairdabroad@hotmail.com.
Summer Rental
RHINEBECK/MILAN. 200-year-old farmhouse, perfect condition. Private and pastoral setting, large acreage, grand views. All amenities, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 3 fireplaces, large screened porch, eat-in kitchen, candle-lit dining room, pool and pond with boat. Caretaker, 4-month rental only. $48,000.00; June 15 to October 15, 2011. No smoking, no pets. Principles only. Telephone: (212) 925-4340; (845) 758-8229; e-mail: kathyhayesassc@aol.com.
Personal Services
EROTIC, INTELLIGENT, IMAGINATIVE CONVERSATION. Uninhibited telephone exploration of your sexual fantasies. Discretion assured. Julia: (617) 661-3849.
SACRED SPACE: attentive, sensitive full-body touch by elegant, empathetic woman. (212) 362-8176.
EROTIC EXPLOSION. Let me blow your mind, your ul-timate erogenous zone. Provocative talk with educated beauty. No limits. (866) 540-7588.
PRIVATE CANDLELIT MASSAGE—Experience the best of sensual and therapeutic bodywork. Private and by appt. only. UWS. (917) 280-6012.
“AN INCREDIBLY REFRESHING CHANGE”—member of Science Connection, the singles group for science-philes. Join and see for yourself! www.SciConnect.com.
SINGLE BOOKLOVERS, established 1970. Find singles who enjoy reading, books, arts and culture. www. singlebooklovers.com.
GreenSingles.com—Meet single book lovers who value green living, natural health, personal growth, spirituality. www.greensingles.com.
THE RIGHT STUFF—Date fellow graduates and faculty of the Ivies, Stanford, and a few other excellent schools. www.rightstuffdating.com; (800) 988-5288.
AURAL EROTICA with a naughty raconteur. Uninhibited, unhurried kinky fun and fetish-friendly. Elizabeth: (800) 717-LIZZ (5499).
EXCELLENT MASSAGE THERAPY by attractive, atten-tive, Asian female. Midtown, E. Side. Healthandbeauty1618@gmail.com; (646) 515-2858.
Personals
WESTCHESTER WIDOWER, personable, active, mobile, sensual, seeks widow who also enjoys attending concerts, opera; enjoys companionship, thoughtful togetherness. NYR Box 55110.
MANHATTAN-BASED personal introduction service is offering complimentary memberships to men. (212) 877-5151. fay@meaningfulconnections.com.
SLENDER, SEXY PROFESSOR AND POET, outgoing and warm. Intellectually surprising; seriously pretty; engaged in literature, politics, and outdoor life. Irreverent academic; major fan of high-end art—with a secret weakness for TV shows about perilous sea voyages and high adventure in the Arctic. Tortola for sailing, hiking in Vermont, biking by the Charles. Unsystematic passion for wildlife: any old bird will do. Paris walks, Patmos, NYC, hidden (and flagrant) New England. Favorites include: Cy Twombly’s scribbles, Tolstoy on tape, Satrapi’s graphic novels; Babbo, Hammersley’s, sushi outdoors at Mac’s Shack in Wellfleet. Looking for a future of kisses and conversation with some like-minded guy, 55–70. Boston area; sanderling606@gmail.com.
SWISS-BORN LADY, NPJew, early 60’s, well-traveled academic/diplomat, active, multi-lingual, separated, independent, blond, elegant and classy; 20 years in the USA, currently living between Asia and France. Well-balanced, analyzed. Interests: classic music, opera, movies, contemporary art and literature, urban social life; animals, nature, gardening; Eastern/Western philosophies; home, quiet life. Wishes to find male pen-friend, with matching interests and life experience, to compare notes and more if mutually convenient, with love and respect. Country indifferent. aldobrandi.v@gmail.com.
LITTLE BLACK DRESS, BIG BAY HORSE. Petite blonde, 58, in Austin, Texas. Compassionate, funny; New York sensibilities and cowgirl tendencies. Seeks man for LTR; can relocate. gentle_edit@yahoo.com.
LOS ANGELES AREA…lovely, literate, sensuous woman looking for warm, cuddly relationship with similar man, sixty to seventy; dreamtender4@gmail.com.
SWEET AND SPICY WOMAN, 50’s, seeks quiet man to share whatever life brings us. neulise1@gmail.com.
RETIRED ARCHITECT, Upper East Side, loves symphonic music, movies, cats, puns, and crosswords, seeks Manhattan lady for concerts, museums, and more. (212) 327-2422.
GRACEFUL OLDER WOMAN, liberal political activist. Interests: music, arts, dance. Wants male, female companions. NYR Box 55105.
WESTCHESTER WIDOW seeking friendship with a man, 76–86, who lives nearby, is a liberal, and loves Mozart. fapoetry@verizon.net.
GOOD LOOKS, QUICK MIND. Slender, passionate, and undeniably graceful, but humbled by writing this ad. Jewish brunette, considered extremely pretty, fun, funny, and successful. “Lean, lithe, like a tall glass of water; lots of joie de vivre.” Happy to fly to great destination on day’s notice. Easy to talk to, known for quick, self-deprecating wit, authenticity, unpretentious demeanor. Active, athletic. Loves spending time outdoors, but not on freezing days, biking, beaches, movies, museums, time with family/friends. Nine-hole golfer, good tennis player. Seeks smart, Jewish man—5'9”+, able to laugh at himself, confident, accomplished, 49–64. Butterfield100@yahoo.com; (917) 847-4952.
SMART, SOPHISTICATED, AND PRETTY with trim, 5'5” athletic figure, great legs and beautiful shoulder-length hair. Lobbyist—nonprofit and cultural, local and national. Worldly, articulate and curious live-wire, gracious hostess. Unabashedly loyal, very able to poke fun at myself and believe nothing is better than a good laugh. Divorced, Jewish. Open and fun, good cook, passionate gardener, speak lousy French. Music-lover, dog person. Enjoy Beethoven, Haydn, nonfiction, B&B’s, politics, China, Prague, ice cream. Seeking wonderful man, 62–70, affectionate, non-smoking, successful. miri299@yahoo.com; (917) 716-4276.
HANDSOME DWM IN ARTS. A true romantic, living an unconventional life, seeks beautiful woman in arts, 50+. (610) 258-3541.
SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) WIDOW, 56, seeks good man, preferably close by, who wants company for music festivals anywhere, mountain range picnics, the Boyer Lectures, delicious food, etc. She’s aging well with no help from botox or a bottle and hopes you are cuddly and have a good sense of humor. Contact mackod1@gmail.com.
TOO GOOD TO RESIST: striking natural beauty—sexy, sophisticated and completely real at the same time. Slender, lean, really cute. Adventurous, curious about everything; artist, low-key humanitarian, trailblazer. Fun-loving, athletic. Not a false note. Light of heart, open, warm with unassuming, playful smile. Nature/outdoors-lover. Keen appreciator of beauty, creativity, spontaneity, delights in exploration, discovery, breathtaking vistas: Maine Coast, Cinque Terre, Whistler. Passionately loves skiing (happy as a clam on snowy mountaintop), hiking, sailing, New England, photography, architecture. Great cook, great conversationalist but not both at once unless you’re up for mojitos in your coq au vin. Crazy about making a difference, giving back… youth at risk, local agriculture, teaching art. Seeking adventurous, verbal, financially secure man, 45–58, values generosity, authenticity. (617) 816-1028; sas9215@yahoo.com.
MWM, EARLY 50’s, SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL, NYC area, seeks MF. MWM…I’ve been married a long time—and, unfortunately, there’s not much fun and excitement left in it. I’d love to compare notes with a woman in a similar situation…and, in particular, with an intelligent and sensitive woman who loves to craft thoughtful e-mails on a regular basis. Perhaps if we became good pen-pals, we could decide to meet. But first…let’s just write. About me: I’m a lawyer, Ivy-educated, reasonable looks. Will send my photo on request. NYC/northern New Jersey area preferred. jlm2805@hotmail.com.
LOVELY MUNICH WOMAN, 55. Tall blonde, retired physician with grown children, loves photography, travel, painting. Seeks an equally educated, financially independent NYC gentleman, 50–70, for travel and love. Prefers someone with a Christian/European background. dr.jpopp@yahoo.de.
ACCOMPLISHED WOMAN, VERY ATTRACTIVE Cambridge academic, writer, fit, very sane, interested in friendship with man, 60+, similar descriptors/inclinations, for explorations. hsms66@gmail.com.
PLEASANT, PERSONABLE, PRESENTABLE, poetic, pragmatic, physician (retired) looking for LTR with comely, Caucasian, college-educated, honest companion! Teacher, nurse, or other professional. Lower Connecticut/lower Westchester, 55 to 65. Response to recent photo and phone only. Sloppy handwriting a negative! NYR Box 55160.
NEW ORLEANS WRITER, Garden District home. Bright, educated, spiritual man, a youthful 65, with grown child and grandchild. Good-humored, creative, in shape, enjoys fine dining and travel. Seeks a kind, pretty, petite woman, 35–55, for relationship leading to marriage. Must be graceful, loyal, honest, Christian a plus, and possess a sophisticated sense of humor. fay@meaningfulconnections.com.
Books
CRUCIBLES OF PASSION —unforgettable erotic adventures for a select few who experience Eros in uncommon ways. www.Amazon.com/Kindle.
BOOK SEARCH. Old, rare, and out-of-print books. Marsha J. Shapiro: 355 West 85th Street, Apt. 77, New York, NY 10024; (212) 595-4219; mshap10424@aol.com.
Career Counseling
Website
EUCHARISTIC ALTRUISM is Evolution’s Symbiotic Solution to gratuitous violence; www.divinicom.com.
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Position Available
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/PERSONAL ASSISTANT—Highly intelligent, resourceful individuals with exceptional communication skills sought to undertake research projects and administrative tasks for a successful entrepreneur. We welcome applications from writers, musicians, artists, or others who may be pursuing other professional goals in the balance of their time. $90K–$110K to start (depending on qualifications). Résumé to: nyrgen@gmail.com.
Writer’s Servicess
U.S. VISAS/GREEN CARDS for thinking, creative people. www.visasforartists.com; www.visasforscholars.com.
MANUSCRIPT CONSULTANT. B.A., Harvard, Ph.D. in English Literature, Boston College. Prizewinning author of seven books, editor of books published by Knopf, Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin. Nonfiction, fiction, memoir, poetry. www.MarySusannahRobbins.com; susannah.robbins@gmail.com; (617) 491-3049.
EDITORIAL SERVICES for novels, short stories, essays, scholarly works, dissertations. Thorough and encouraging. 23 years experience. (231) 223-9880; sunwrite@charter.net.
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Real Estate
FOR SALE: TRUFFLE ORCHARD in southwest France, within Parc naturel des Causses du Quercy, 20 km from Cahors. 8.5 hectares (21 acres), over 800 trees starting to produce. Ancient stone grange and three stone cazelles. bcaceu@gmail.com.
FOR SALE: NEW YORK, sunny studio. Perfect pied-à-terre. Chelsea. $469K. (646) 852 4418; www.londonterracestudio.com.
Psychotherapy
CHILD AND FAMILY THERAPIST offers help to make life at home happier and more harmonious. Visit Rosaleen (Rusty) Horn at www.psychologytoday.com; (212) 799-0695.
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