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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Flower Power

I'm not sure why but perhaps the first image that springs to my mind when someone says "Europe" is a balcony covered in flowing plants and beautiful flowers.

A balcony somewhere in Paris

Yesterday, in an effort to fit in with the locals, Melanie and I bought some hooked metal basket holders, some planters and potting soil, then we walked to a fleuriste in Montorgueil and picked out some pretty spring flowers.

Of course, we can't go to Montorgeuil without stopping for some bread, cheese, and meat. So we stopped at our favorite fromagerie, and a nearby boulangerie, to get snack supplies for later.

After planting our flowers we felt very European...

This batch got a little wilted in our shopping trolley

After a hard day of "gardening" we rewarded ourselves with the aforementioned mid-afternoon snack.

Fresh bread, truffled salami, a goat bleue cheese, some truffled brie...  It doesn't get much better than this.

At about 8:30 last night we went down to the bistro near our front door for a few drinks and a light dinner.

Life is good.

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