only a flesh wound

maynard, the dog, cut me off as i was running.  i went flying and landed on the dirt path in the champs de mars. got hands and knees and elbows scraped. in mid air, all i could think was, “oh no! it’s SOOO dirty here!” this being the only place for miles where dogs are allowed, there are lots of them, all doing their things. but it was fine, just a flesh wound, though it looks pretty bad. made a hole in my pants at the knee. the doggy people were so nice. they came running, helped me up and offered their nearby apartments if i needed it. i was also touched that the other people who came to help were the african eiffel tower souvenir vendors. i realized that they are probably very nice people just trying to make their meager living.
meanwhile, jj went to giverny and monet’s garden today on a school day trip. it was a lovely day for it. she was very lucky.

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