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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full disclosure

I’ve left these behind, a small sign of how much work my garden needs, how inappropriate it is to abandon it for a weekend, to go and see this and I think I’ll probably wear…

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No root canal, shoes instead!

Well, you must all have crossed your fingers really tight (and Hilary’s prayers to St. Appolonia would have helped as well!). The endodontist checked me out yesterday and could see no clear indication that he…

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