OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT: Looking for a Sign

From: Solares Hill | Date: August 16, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

You never know when or where a sign will appear. I am always looking. My most interesting sign sightings have been in the French countryside. I suppose it has to do with subject matter. Signs for food or flea markets are of the keenest interest to me.

Each season has its unique signs. In the early spring, we anxiously await the little signs posted at farmer's gates for asparagus, "ASPERGES." It is magic. The sweet anticipation of the first asparagus, heralded by the posting of a little sign that comes out of winter storage for its brief appearance every spring. Looking for the first "FRAISES" ...

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