Wish

This image, this elegant rose came from my garden. Not such an exotic story to tell, except that I planted it and watched it bloom. Before moving to France, I lived in California where I had a modest home. I was fortunate to be able to renovate the property so I could make it perfectly peaceful and pleasant for me at the time. What made it so extra special, however, was that I had a large garden in the backyard. Since I grew up in the Greenwich part of New York City in the 60s/70s, this was truly a shiny dream (un rêve magnifique) that I held on to for a very long time. Indeed, a house with a backyard and a rose garden, for this I wished.

Well, dreams require time and nurturing but as you can see here, they do come true and they all begin with a wish.

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