Paris

I'm finally - finally! - writing from a Paris hotel, my window overlooking a charming street scene of busy little cafes, boutiques selling beautiful leather goods and Mad Men-esque vintage clothing, and apartments with lovingly cultivated and colourful window boxes.

Yesterday was a blah day for me. Sporadic rain never puts me in a yippee mood and I also woke with a head rattling headache.

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