Via a long a twisted path over land and sea, today a homemade card found its way to my mailbox from France. Apparently an English woman living in the French countryside made this card with her own pressed flowers and fragments from photographs, drawings, or whatever else inspires her for each piece. I have no idea what kind of flower (or bean?) is pressed on the front of this card, but it's the small photo of the door to Narnia that caught my eye. Ugh, BEAUTIFUL! Seriously, it's these small things that totally make my month.
God I'm the biggest sap ever, truly.
Stranger yet is that for the past 7 months I've been contemplating a trip to France... and this is another one of those things that makes me want to get on a plane tomorrow. My perfect day would consist of kicking it in the French countryside with a bottle of red, a pair of sunglasses, a warm breeze, a lovely french brie, and some farm kittens sprinkled in there, too. You know... to keep me company after a dip in the freshwater lake.
Yeah, who am I kidding. If there's a lake I'll probably be in there all day just so long as the fish don't confuse my moles with bits of food.
That's it. My camera and I are going before the year is out.
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Great deals on flights right now---worldperks miles + cash. I'm booking my trip soon!
Sorry. That totally sounds like an advertisement.
Have a Le Royale with cheese @ McDonalds in Paris!
France sounds fun...
But I'm thinking I'd like to go to somewhere more adventurous. Maybe the Congo or Somalia? Somewhere that I'd need a bodyguard and a translator.
Hell - maybe I should just move to North Minneapolis?!
hah ha ha ha
Anywhere in Provence should fit the bill.
Somebody say trip to France? Count me in! I missed it last year. Boy, do I miss Paris.
Mmmm, Provence.
Alternatively, we could make it a flickr photoweek outing but I hafta warn ya. There will be no Congo, no airdrops, no back-breaking whitewater rafting, and certainly no giant baby-eating bugs. I'm talking 5 star hotels, sumptuous red wines, and the lap of Parisian luxury.
Who's with me?!!
I totally recommend Icelandair - and not just because I'm flying them tomorrow. I think a france-photowalk would rock. :)
Can I bring my machete and mosquito netting?
5 star hotels? ::eek:: C'est trop cher. I've been lucky enough to stay at friends' places. But if you're buying ;)
Aix is beautiful (so I've been told on and on and on by every single person who's been there). The secret is train-hopping between the villages in the southern region.
Wine? Ah, bot yu must olso try ze ice crem, ze duck, many little zings.
Panoramic.
That's it, we're going.
How does next weekend sound?
Only if the hotel overlooks the Baie des Anges.
Picky picky. I *suppose* we can wedge one beautiful view in to our trip somewhere....
Hey, if we're going to go, we may as well do it right, damnit.
How about here?
Or here?
Try to avoid the June 20th to Aug 30th period, tourist crowded, prices up.
Frederic, Paris
Rich, I'll take what's behind Door #1 thankyouverymuch. Door #2 looks too much like Crete... and, well, I've already been to Crete.
Thanks for the tip Frederic. If I hold out a little longer there's always the possibility I might actually find someone to sponsor my trip overseas too. You know, something along the lines of... "Margaret, it's a moral imperative that you go to France, take photographs of the vineyards and sunsets, and report back with spoils after 3 to 4 weeks. But don't return without a kitten. Got it? Oh, and by the way, here's a 105mm macro lens and 10.5mm fisheye lens. Cuz girlfriend's gotta have the tools."
Could totally happen.
Give me a laptop, a couple cases of wine, and door #1 and we're set.
Except for that whole 5,000 euros thing...