Thursday, 5 things TODAY

Things to do. I am more organized when writing my to-do list on a spring notebook, instead of using a phone app. It felt good to be able to cross things out every time it's accomplished. I used to recycle old envelopes and A4 papers for my to-do list but it would be lost with my other papers to sort out, it was then that I opted for notebooks.
Dahlia. Tiny flowers are growing, hopefully, slugs won't see them and have a party. It's one of my favorite flowers to grow because of my aunt. She used to grow dahlias of different colors in front of her house. The day before the town fiesta, we'd be going to her place by foot and once we saw the tall dahlias, it was a sign of relief that finally we arrived.
Hazelnuts. The tree which is called noisetier in french is mightily growing by the path near the Satigny train station. This time I am ready with an old Zalando sachet, and half-filled it with hazelnuts. Ah! the joy of foraging.
Fruit trees. Really happy that a lot of them are growing well in the garden though some didn't bear fruits this year.
Gratitude. I am thankful for everything TODAY.

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Our mid-week get away in Dijon

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