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PARIS [TRAVEL DIARY]

July 12, 2016November 24, 2016 | Chloe

Paris-Rooftops

I paid a flying visit to Paris a few weeks ago and had such a lovely time showing my Mum around…

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Are you a colorful dresser? I have always appreciated those whose wardrobes are a rainbow of color and can make combining patterns and textures look effortless. Alas I am not one of them - but I am trying. After nearly two years here on the West Coast, and with my London commutes firmly in the past, the navy blue, black and grey (once my favorite color!) are receding from my wardrobe and color is sprouting up.

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Does anyone else feel like as they get older the seasons get shorter? I was going to write about how happy I was that Spring has arrived but then I realized that one quarter of the year is already behind us... A cosy season of quiet and candlelight that has been replaced with a yearning to look outwards instead of inwards - and then that too will be replaced by actually being outside all of the time once Summer arrives...

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