The Trash Lady

trash ladyMy neck of Montmartre has gotten more upscale in the last few years, which brings more tourists and more trash. The neighbors in my building are incensed. One has taken rolls and rolls of pictures of trash in the cobblestone square in front of our building. She has developed the film, placed images in a fancy photo album, and intends to give it to the Mayor of Paris. Myself, I throw on plastic gloves, and, on rainy days like today, a plastic “stole” recycled from a dry cleaning sleeve, kept in place by a chic hat, and I pick up the trash. It takes about three minutes. When I told me snap-happy neighbor about this habit, she recoiled: “I would never do that.”

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  1. Comment by deedee | 08/15/10 at 11:31 pm

    you are freakin’ fabulous for doing that. work it, girl!

  2. Comment by Nicole | 08/16/10 at 5:14 am

    have fun? be silly? NEVER!

  3. Comment by camille | 08/20/10 at 4:48 pm

    I love that you jumped in there and did that! I doubt your neighbors book will make any headway with the mayor BUT it will make a great coffee table book,)!

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