Wake up Wednesday

Morning coffee, morning papers.

Et la vie renaît sur les terrasses de Paris....

Ça va passer

Yesterday's headline: "Liberty Confined"

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The other day a very old lady, hunched over, maskless and pulling a shopping caddy behind her, mumbled a French version of "Bah humbug!" as she passed the line at a local organic foodstore. Everyone was wearing masks and, in silence, keeping prescribed distances when she burst out, "Ça va passer!" - this will pass - waving her free hand in disdain. A welcome gesture, it broke the ice and everyone laughed and agreed that we need to put this into perspective - as well as treasure this precious disappearing generation, sadly, today's most susceptible, who've seen it all: wars, holocausts, depressions, recessions, pandemics, natural disasters. - BPJ

8 heures du mat

An elderly woman in a café studies the morning paper.