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May 14, 2014

Wednesday, 14 May

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It's a Long Story

Friday, 16 September Trick question: what is the oldest monument in Paris? People who don't know the city well might answer Notre Dame (1163-1345), but Our Lady isn't even the oldest church, with Saint-Germain-des-Près preceding it by a few hundred years (founded in 558 by Childebert I, rebuilt at the

Sep 17, 2022 5 min read

The Light in August

Friday, 2 September Most years, I watch the light in August with a tinge of regret, a pinch of anticipated nostalgia. The days are getting noticeably shorter. Evenings, out come the candles by supper's end. Mornings, I wake, make my coffee and get down to work in the dark. With

Sep 3, 2022 5 min read

Attempted Getaway, II

Friday, 15 July To prevent my Paris-Perche Diary from becoming a cahier de doléances, the register of complaints presented by citizens to the king during national assemblies of the Ancien Régime, I did not write a blog last week as planned. The list of minor misfortunes I enumerated in Best

Jul 16, 2022 5 min read

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