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Day: October 3, 2018

Senteurs & Saveurs – The Artemisia Museum, Forcalquier

A little diversion from books, a post about my recent visit to the Haute Provence region and a museum dedicated to the scented and medicinal plant and aromatic history on and surrounding the local Mountain of Lure.

via Senteurs & Saveurs – The Artemisia Museum, Forcalquier

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You might not see how everything threads together as you read along, but when you look back from the end of the story, the map becomes clear.”

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