Hi Bettina and all you lovely New Yorkers...........

..........just wanted you to know I%26#39;m back from a wonderful, much anticipated first trip to Paris. Fell in love with Paris but it won%26#39;t knock NYC from the top spot, for me anyway. And to all you cynics out there, you know what I really missed? all those friendly smiles and ';Have a good day';, oh! and Central Park and the Conservatory Gardens of course. Bettina, you don%26#39;t want to know how often I%26#39;ve looked at your photographs, have you been back recently?

Hi Bettina and all you lovely New Yorkers...........

Hi Durham -- I love you for picking New York over Paris, but I just don%26#39;t believe you! You know I%26#39;d zip to Paris in a heartbeat.

I haven%26#39;t been up to the Conservatory Garden in a few weeks but will head up there this weekend (hopefully). I%26#39;m sure I%26#39;ve missed the wisteria and the lilacs, but the English Garden should be in full bloom.

Will you be posting photos of your Paris trip? I%26#39;d love to be green with envy!

(Have a good day!)

Hi Bettina and all you lovely New Yorkers...........

Posting photos of my Paris trip, now there%26#39;s a thing. Maybe I could get my grandchildren to do it for me!!! Slips......really meant to say how much I missed hearing ';Have a nice day';.

O.k., have a nice day!

That sounds so much better than what I%26#39;ve been hearing lately: ';Have a good one.';