Dreaming of France

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Surely, I must be dreaming of France to get through all of the cleaning and boxing and storing that I am doing. If France was not dangled at the end as the prize, I would never make it.

So here's a picture of me in Jardin du Luxembourg, literally dreaming in France. This was on our last morning in France. 

Maybe you already knew this, but I had never noticed before:

Some planter palm trees in the Luxembourg gardens. 

We watched an exercise class (would I ever be brave enough to join in, in Paris?) and then we sat near the pond and watched children play and people pass by.. 

It was heavenly. 

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Dreaming of France -- Sunshine in Paris

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Today was a beautiful, sunny Easter Sunday. And luckily, we go to spend it with family and much of it outside, enjoying ourselves.
Many of our days in France are spent outside enjoying the weather when the sun shines.

And, as  you can see from this picture in Luxembourg Gardens, we are not alone. Everyone in Pairs loves to be outdoors when the sun shines. 

Here's another angle on the sunny grass and fountain at the Luxembourg Gardens. 

I even caught this nearly symmetrical picture of girls in white shirts and jeans sitting on a pedestal and framing the fountain at Luxembourg Gardens.

I love Paris when the sun shines, but also when it doesn't!
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Dreaming of France -- Children in Luxembourg

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Since I've been reminiscing about my children's early years, I thought I'd include pictures from Luxembourg Gardens in Paris.
If you have children, Luxembourg Gardens are a brilliant place to be visit. There are little sailboats the children float. Pony rides. Carousels with sticks to catch rings on. Puppet shows.
We spent a lot of time in the playground when the kids were little.

Here's Grace on a climbing apparatus that was kind of spongy ropes. 

Tucker shared his truck with a cute little French girl. 

And here are all three of them under an umbrella in Luxembourg Gardens.

I hope everyone else has lovely memories of France or dreams of visiting there someday. 

Thanks for playing along with Dreaming of France. I'm hopeful that more people will begin to join us now that summer is ending. I appreciate your participation and hope that you'll share your love for France with the rest of us.

Dreaming of France -- Grace in Paris

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In honor of Grace's birthday, here is a picture of  her in Paris on her most recent trip. Here in the Luxembourg Gardens, she is definitely dreaming.

I can't wait to see how you're dreaming of France.

Dreaming of France - Red Umbrella in Jardin du Luxembourg

Please join this weekly meme. Grab a copy of the photo above and link back to An Accidental Blog. Share with the rest of us your passion for France. Did you read a good book set in France? See a movie? Take a photo in France? Have an adventure? Eat a fabulous meal or even just a pastry? Or if you're in France now, go ahead and lord it over the rest of us. We can take it.
Maybe we can all satisfy our yearnings for France, until we get there again.
Sometimes the people we visit France with shape the trip.
In 1998, we took the kids and spent a lot of time in playgrounds and zoos. I love this shot of the kids along the path of Jardin du Luxembourg.

I'm looking forward to traveling to France with everyone else today.