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Here I am, drinking coffee in the garden of my step-son-in-law, Stonington, Connecticut. This was last Saturday, the morning after our return from France. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Travel does not mean what it used to mean to me. I used to crave it, and use it as a reprieve from work. Now I’m reluctant. Everything happens so fast and so intensely. It’s too overwhelming to blog about. There are lots of photos. There’s a button on my vest from the retirement protests in Paris. Which we happened to join. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I enjoyed seeing some iconic sights, some very old churches, the bucolic countryside, and translating some French signs and menus. I can’t speak French, but found I could translate usefully during our travels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m happy to be back home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following Jude’s lead, I tied a warp around a box. It looks fancy. Some old dyed satin and sari silk ribbon I had on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s the front. When I wove into this the first time, it didn’t look right because of the alternating width of the warps. So I cut the wider ones in half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here it is today, with some brown silk woven in. I am having fun with this. No stitching yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And gardening. After four days of clouds and some rain, we had a sunny afternoon yesterday. My pea seeds have sprouted. Always so exciting and rewarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And I’m working on reducing the size of the tansy bed in the front garden. It’s an invasive plant. I should probably remove all of it. But the flowers are so cheerful. I left a small patch. Every year, the patch gets smaller in the spring, then regrows vigorously all summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’m involved with a lot of things, really a lot, too much. I have to limit and simplify what I blog about. Easing back into home life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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