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scents

It's Friday, yay! The final weekday of my academic immurement.

On Friday nights we go out - we’re up late - so late that it’s early,
but it’s ok, we’re young and dumb.

But if you think you’ll find me sleeping in on a Saturday morning - you’d be wrong.

On the weekends, the richest part of Paris mornings involve neighborhood street-life - which are invitations to sensory abundance - and it all happens before lunchtime.

The sensorial joys of the “sun-south” flower market stalls, overflowing with fresh lavender, peonies and powdery-sweet Violet blooms - tulips from Holland and roses from Kenya - that cool the air with fresh fragrances compete and mingle with savory baking aromas from local boulangeries (bakeries). 

The dueling scents define mornings in the Marais (ivy-clad streets) or along the Seine.

Hit the snooze button and you can miss it (and trust me, napping later can be fun).
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Songs for this:
Young And Dumb by The Bird and the Bee
under the milky way by the church
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Fallica Avatar
March 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Boy! One a day now! I’ll try to keep up. / I don’t remember abundant, or even occasional, flower stalls in Paris back in the ‘80s. Sounds like a you’ve a better Paris than the one 'I had', and 'mine' was pretty damn good! / While Andrea was on her flight to Paris, I sent flowers to her hotel from NYC. The card said, “Welcome to Paris”. They were brought up to her right after she arrived. She said it was like I had just walked into the room! / <3
Vionet Avatar
March 18, 2026 at 7:29 AM
No flower stalls?! Are you SURE you were in Paris? I've heard Bucharest looks a lot like Paris. Ooo! You romantic devil =]
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