“Here is my secret. It’s quite simple. One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eye.”

— Antoine St. Exupery, The Little Prince

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  • August 1, 2018: Arrival

    “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” There is something universal about a screaming baby. And there are four of them on the plane. This is Air France direct, an “Airbus A380”—our home for the next seven hours, along with 552 other people on board. Double decker. When I flew home on one of Continue reading

  • Packing Light

    I’m packing so light I may not even take my teeth. This occurs to me the day before we leave, running through my mind things we can ditch to make for light luggage. The partial denture was issued to me last Spring to make up for three missing teeth in my lower jaw, an economical Continue reading