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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) and along the Seine. Hit the snooze button and you can miss it (and trust me, napping later can be fun). . . A song for this: Young And Dumb by The Bird and the Bee under the milky way by the church
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Mar 13
Mar 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM UTC
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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) and along the Seine. Hit the snooze button and you can miss it (and trust me, napping later can be fun). . . A song for this: Young And Dumb by The Bird and the Bee under the milky way by the church
BLT Merriam Webster word of the day challenge 03/13/26: immure = imprison
anaisvionet
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Mar 13
Mar 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM UTC
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