Paris, and the weather is lovely... We will be in this city of light until Thursday morning, and plan to use every minute to wander its narrow, charming streets - climb the numerous steps within its museums and cathedrals, dine at its hip cafes, boulangeries, and food stalls, and peruse the limitless book and print stalls along La Seine River.
When I started this blog in May 2007, it was for the sole purpose of staying in touch with friends and family while we traveled to Europe for three months. I am still staying in touch. "Traveller's Joy" clematis vitalba: Wildflower found throughout southwest Europe/Africa. Used for medicinal purposes and found "climbing and covering" the roadsides of Europe.
We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential. ~Ellen Goodman