I had a beautiful quote about Florence by Marcel Proust, but with my recent WordPress issues with images, I’ve lost that photo unfortunately.

Still, Proust’s observation is meaningful and I quote it now: And when I thought of Florence, it was like a miracle city embalmed and like a corolla, because it was called the city of lilies and its cathedral, Saint Mary of the Flowers.”

Great news! It is staying light a full 45 minutes longer today than on 1 January!

Bruce Springsteen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaPdpwA4Iw&list=RDGDaPdpwA4Iw&start_radio=1

From my favorite brocante in Florence! This locale is my happy place for sure! I always find a treasure there.

A famous print of a famous place! I feel like I should be able to identify the maker of this print, but a Google search turned up no matches. Does any one of my readers have an suggestion? Please let me know.

And, a charming oil painting in a primitive style of my favorite skyline ever!

A little French to start the day? Pourquoi pas?

Le péché mignon is a French phrase meaning “guilty pleasure,” “little weakness,” or “darling sin,” referring to a minor, pleasurable indulgence, often food, that one feels slightly bad about but can’t resist. It’s a lighthearted term for something delightful yet slightly indulgent, like enjoying cake, champagne, or chocolate despite thinking it might be unhealthy or extravagant, and it’s commonly used in English-speaking contexts too.

More expressions with péché

un péché de jeunesse – youthful indiscretion
un péché mortel – mortal sin
le péché d’orgueil – the sin of pride
le péché originel – original sin
un péché véniel – venial sin
un petit péché – peccadillo, trivial mistake
les sept péchés capitaux – the seven deadly sins