It started grey, but towards noon the grey burned off and the sun lit up the flowers and lawns. We walked down to a nice French bakery/restaurant and shared two tartines. One was turkey over mashed avocado--Marika says this is something that seems popular over the pond--with cucumber over top, and some thin-sliced carrot. The other: smoked salmon with dill and scallions, and slices of avocado. These are delicate open-faced sandwiches, crustless. Ripley is doing well: swelling has gone down and... Sign in to see full entry.