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Good morning! It’s Monday, and here in Paris they’re doing their best to understand Halloween. But they also ended their daylight savings yesterday. So any merriment may be on the groggy side. Which is fine by me. Besides… “We should look to the mind, and not to the outward…
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October 30, 2022Watch now (1 min) | Good morning! It’s Sunday, and we’re in the Luxembourg Gardens. We’ve walked past the apiary and beekeeping school, and past the…
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Good morning! It’s Saturday. Did anyone lose a crown? If so, I think I found it. “The most exquisite paradox…as soon as you give it all up, you can have…
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October 28 Get-Together: The RescuersHello, and happy Friday to my dearest Respiteers! It’s dinnertime and the sun has long set here in the land of baguettes and butter. But all is …
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Good morning! Today is Friday, and look who else was in Paris this week? No, we did not get together for tea and a chat. Watching and listening to this…
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Good morning! It’s Thursday, and I’m starting to suspect that the crows back home have told their French compatriots about us. Every day when we sit…
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Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and I wanted to show you my favorite shop so far. It’s located in a high-rent neighborhood, yet whoever runs it (and…
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Good morning! It’s Tuesday. Yesterday I advised us to take it slow this week, and then I proceeded to send that Respite to you six hours early. For…
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