{"id":57682,"date":"2025-02-09T06:22:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T11:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/?p=57682"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:28:57","slug":"getting-personal-more-candid-questions-from-isabel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/questions-indiscretes-entrevue-avec-dame-isabel\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting personal: More candid questions from Isabel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you remember the sweet journalist who\u2019s interviewed me on several occasions? She\u2019s back with even more candid questions. From what I can gather, she\u2019s writing a book on the lives of women over 50 who are single, independent and enjoying life to the fullest. I expect this young journalist to expertly dissect my eventful life as she usually does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 \u201cDear Cora, can I first start with thanking you for accepting to participate in my project?\u201d
\u2014 \u201cI've had many opportunities to help, listen, guide and even be a mentor to young women during my career as a businesswoman. So I'm proud to participate in this wonderful project! This old lady may no longer be in the limelight, but my relentless pen still makes its way to thousands of well-meaning hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 \u201cAre you still looking for prince charming?\u201d
\u2014 \u201cMy charming Isabel, I've imagined the man of my dreams a hundred times over! I know him by heart. I drown in his blue-green eyes. I write my name on his forehead. His cheeks warm me, his voice calls me, his heart bewitches me. I'd fall asleep forever in his arms if I could.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 \u201cEveryone knows you married the wrong guy. Have you ever been tempted to try again with a better man?\u201d
\u2014 \u201cWhen I was 50, an honest man put a ring on my finger, but it didn't last. In those days, I was already a businesswoman with the pedal to the metal on the highway of success. Why did I even get married? I still don't know. I had my heart set on conquering the entire country and I didn't have time to play husband and wife. So the white-haired husband flew back to his native Brittany, like a white-tailed eagle, pouting slightly.\u201d
\u2014 \u201cWow, that\u2019s quite a revelation! I thought I knew you well, but it appears you still have plenty of secrets tucked away in your bag of memories. For now, let\u2019s just focus on our main topic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 \u201cCora, do you see yourself as a powerful woman?\u201d
\u2014 \u201cHave I ever been? I'm completely unable to kill an ant, a mouse or even a mosquito. I consider myself to be more of an artist, a creator, and maybe, by a stroke of luck, a serious businesswoman who dared to tap her nose on the proverbial glass ceiling. I had to embrace my unconventional path, my talents and my beliefs. I've never tried to compete with men, and I was never afraid to say yes or no when I was convinced of my answer. I took calculated risks and always did my homework before acting. To this day, my yes and my no are still as solid as a gold bar, and I continue to learn about all the subjects I'm passionate about. My curiosity remains my greatest power!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 \u201cMadame Cora, would you say you are wealthy?\u201d
\u2014 \u201cI\u2019d say I had to quickly learn to count. As someone who missed out on love, affection and tenderness, maybe life decided to console me with success in business. I\u2019ve never been extravagant or reckless, nor have I spent my money needlessly. I\u2019ve saved my money \u2013 you might even call me a penny pincher \u2013 to provide for my family and causes dear to my heart. I consider myself rich in experiences, creativity and determination. Whatever I set my heart on doing, I work at it until I succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 \u201cTell me about your friends.\u201d
\u2014 \u201cI\u2019d love to! I have 7 or 8 good friends. I think this group of old-timers is a blessing from above. Every morning around 7 a.m., we enjoy our first coffee of the day together. We talk, we share what\u2019s going on in our lives, what we dream of, and what\u2019s on our minds. We discuss all sorts of topics\u2014from our aches and pains, our fears, and our doctor\u2019s appointments to the few things we\u2019d still like to accomplish before we leave this world. I can also count on professional acquaintances I\u2019ve met who\u2019ve eventually become my friends. Like you, dear Isabel!\u201d
\u2014 \u201cI'm honoured to know that you consider me a friend. Thank you for trusting me. Time flies, Cora, and soon you'll be turning 80. Will there be a huge party to mark the occasion?\u201d
\u2014 Let\u2019s wait until I\u2019m 100, and I certainly hope I make it! I\u2019m still active, I cook, I knit, I write prodigiously and I read at least 100 pages from the best authors each day. I drink two large coffees every morning with my friends. As you know, I worked in a kitchen countless mornings until late in the afternoon, so it always surprises people that I, the Queen of Breakfast, never eat breakfast! I usually get hungry around 2 p.m. I barely eat meat. I was raised in the Gasp\u00e9sie, by the sea, so I have a habit of eating fish for lunch. In recent years, I make do with fresh fruit, yogurt, dates, nuts and cereals for dinner\u2026 Unless someone suggests going out to a restaurant! If a handsome man were to offer me his hand, I might just bite into a finger too without even thinking twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cora
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Do you remember the sweet journalist who\u2019s interviewed me on several occasions? She\u2019s back with even more candid questions. From what I can gather, she\u2019s writing a book on the lives of women over 50 who are single, independent and enjoying life to the fullest. I expect this young journalist to expertly dissect my eventful life as she usually does. \u2014 \u201cDear Cora, can I first start with thanking you for accepting to participate in my project?\u201d\u2014 \u201cI’ve had many opportunities to help, listen, guide and even be a mentor to young women during my career as a businesswoman. So I’m proud to participate in this wonderful project! This old lady may no longer be in the limelight, but my relentless pen still makes its way to thousands of well-meaning hearts.\u201d \u2014 \u201cAre you still looking for prince charming?\u201d\u2014 \u201cMy charming Isabel, I’ve imagined the man of my dreams a hundred times over! I know him by heart. I drown in his blue-green eyes. I write my name on his forehead. His cheeks warm me, his voice calls me, his heart bewitches me. I’d fall asleep forever in his arms if I could.\u201d \u2014 \u201cEveryone knows you married the wrong guy. Have you ever been tempted to try again with a better man?\u201d\u2014 \u201cWhen I was 50, an honest man put a ring on my finger, but it didn’t last. In those days, I was already a businesswoman with the pedal to the metal on the highway of success. Why did I even get married? I still don’t know. I had my heart set on conquering the entire country and I didn’t have time to play husband and wife. So the white-haired husband flew back to his native Brittany, like a white-tailed eagle, pouting slightly.\u201d\u2014 \u201cWow, that\u2019s quite a revelation!\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":414,"featured_media":57683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"La gentille journaliste revient avec des questions audacieuses, et Mme Cora accepte d'y r\u00e9pondre avec franchise.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"class_list":["post-57682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lettre-mme-cora"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/414"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chezcora.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57682"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}