Jaap Rameijer's Blog

Val Wineyard has worked all her life as a freelance writer and editor; meanwhile she moved to the south of France in 1995 where she started writing books.  Titles include;  "Mysterious France,"  "Life and Past Lives in Languedoc," "The Visigothic Inheritance", "Mary Jesus and the Charismatic Priest" and her latest;  "Looking for Mary M - The Mary Magdalene Research Kit."

Val's research is unusual in that she has studied French sources and so her books contain much information not included in the others.  She is a member of "L'Association Via Aquitana" and "Société d'Études Scientifique de l'Aude."

Val's "Carnet intime". as the French say;  she adores this region of France, the incredible emotional and spiritual richness of this our land of Occitania.  She is red-haired and brown eyed.  She is a socialist (all for one and one for all) and detests affectation.  She lives alone but surrounded by friends, and has never been so happy, in all her life in rainy England, as she is now since she came to live here in the land of passion and sunshine.

My Latest Book ~ Looking for Mary M ~ The Mary Magdalene Research Kit

Testimonial by Jaap Rameijer

"This is more than a research kit.  It is a beauty.  A very special book.  What you have written here is, there is no other word for it, "great stuff."  A wonderful book, based on good, solid research.  And on true empathy.  You have an amazing feeling for what people would have thought and said and done in those years and in those particular circumstances.  It is a book written with a lovely dry send of humour.  And full of new information, some of it mind boggling information.  Presented in a gentle and relaxed way.  A priceless book for all who love Mary Magdalene."

I met Marie France in 1995 in Rennes-le-Château. She was the owner of the famous restaurant La Pomme Blue. A very gifted painteré and an excellent cook. Her dining room, there were not many tables, was covered with paintings of her. It was magic. Can you imagine?

To be in Rennes-le-Château, one of the most magical places in the world, on top of a hill with a magnificent view all around, in a lovely restaurant or outside on the cosy veranda, next to one of the oldest castles in France, the Chateau Hautpoul, with her beautiful paintings on the wall and eating the most delicious salads while drinking a glass of cold Rosé. What more do you want?

Marie-France Lebailly, famous for her paintings of beautiful women. Of angels, like herself. Of mysterious women. Women with that magic look in their face.

And that wonderful bearing. Her women are incredibly attractive. We can look for hours at her paintings and then, slowly, begin to understand something of the magic of women. They are like Goddesses.

I was so impressed by the love and the beauty of her paintings that I asked her to make a painting for my book. I am writing a book about Mary Magdalene in France.

She made a wonderful painting of Mary Magdalene. Capturing the beauty, the love, the wisdom and the compassion of that extraordinary woman in a perfect way.

Look at this painting of her in red. With the roses, the skull, the book, the cross, the castle in the background and the people to whom she preached her wonderful message.

Jaap Adventures is pleased to announce its intent for opening its presence on the web for those that have similar aspirations in terms of interests, art and publication in context of your own experience.