Hays Travelogue

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If this is the Pic of the Week, well, it wasn’t much of a week. This is the view from our bedroom with its nice French doors and shutters. We have a narrow balcony, too narrow to sit on, but the clotheslines are here. From this angle, the view is of the apartment building catty-corner [...]

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This man sells seeds, maybe small chickpeas, with a twist of lime. It’s a tasty afternoon snack. The paper cones are made of half sheets of paper that are rolled and stacked together. They don’t seem to be used for anything other than an advertisement that he is in the neighborhood. We haven’t seen him [...]

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Goethe said: “I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous.”
I wonder how much the morning light on these stairs helps [...]

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