Paris Windows . . . and a Trial Balloon (Delivery System Test)

I’m sharing a few favourite Paris windows with you this morning . . . and using that excuse to check whether or not my email subscription service is working. Don’t want you to miss a post because then I’d miss getting your thoughtful responses! Hope you enjoy the windows. . . we can pretend we’re strolling Rue du Bac together. . .

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And Postcards from Paris. . .

Our last day in Paris, and I’ve spent an hour or so scribbling postcards to you — Paris through my eyes in a sunny November week. Just a few quick images, a few accompanying words. My idiosyncratic impressions. Hope you enjoy. . .

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Paris, again. . . First Day Travel Moods

We’re back in Paris, elated to be here again. And also exhausted, épuisés, by the reality of travel. Grateful but honestly, as the adrenaline leaves our systems, a bit flat. . . The restorative solution? Getting outside, moving, observing, filling all the senses. . . . The simple pleasures of slow travel, in fact.

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Paris, Looking Forward, Looking Back. . .

As we prepare to travel again, I’ve begun to organize my box of travel journals.  More than twenty little books, in a few different formats, record impressions of my travels since 2008.  Before that, for…

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Book Chat Time Again: what I read in July

It’s that time again. Time for me to share the books I read last month and then for us to chat in the comments below about what you’ve been reading. If we hurry, we still…

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