Meme Time — some Paris reading

IndigoAlison tagged me with a meme that requires me to 1. Pick up the nearest book. 2. Open to page 123 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the next three sentences. 5. Tag five…

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Knitting Report

Not sure if it’s just a coincidence, but the progress on my rotator cuff wasn’t so good this week; in fact, I seem to have slightly less range of motion than the week before. Wonder…

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Later this month, when I’m in Paris . . .

Now that it’s May 1st, I can let that title phrase trip off my tongue . . .Happy 1st of May! As Polly Vous Français explains, les muguets des bois have a special historic association…

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Le Slouch is going to Paris

Last year, when we visited Paris, Jennifer, the very warm co-owner ofHôtel Résidence Les Gobelins, lent us a book about day outings from Paris, short trips which would get us out of the city but…

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weekend blooms, sunshine, food, and other goodies

These cheery little species tulips (sorry, can’t remember their name any more specifically than that) opened for the first time just before I left home on Friday. I love to see how responsive they are…

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