A picnic in my garden in Kerdalo, Brittany.
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Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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Sundays in Paris with Jeffrey. We go to the Sunday market, make a nice lunch, drink a big bottle of Burgundy, and then take a long delicious nap. Heaven.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 20 September 2016 source ↗
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A big loaded baked potato and a good book with time to eat it and read it.
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Being aware and accepting of whatever the state of my mind happens to be at the moment (even if that state is unhappy).
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Shopping at the organic farmers market, buying whatever’s in season that looks the ripest and most vibrant, and bringing it home to cook with my friends.
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