You may have followed my adventures in Maine, first in solo, then with my children and their cat…. We are now en route for new ones! We all moved to Paris, France. Known as the most romantic city, it is for sure a big one, where I can cross as many people in one dayContinue reading “Changing the View!”
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Playing fireflies
October 9. 3:30 AM. Getting almost ready. I rush my daughter… We shall not not be late today!4:15 AM. Meeting with a couple of colleagues. There is a bit more people than expected at this time, and parking is limited… 4:30 AM. The ascension begins. Our headlamps look like little fire-flies. The small parade followsContinue reading “Playing fireflies”
Lobsters
I didn’t post about food since a long while. So I will open this food chapter with a local delicatessen which was also our new year’s eve main dish: Maine’s favorite lobsters! I promised to my two children that if they would do some homework (among them finding an Einstein’s riddle), we would have lobstersContinue reading “Lobsters”
Escapade – Episode 3
Back home. The cat is waiting for us, for our presence and the treats. Even if he was not allowed to go out during those days he surprisingly doesn’t run outside, but stays around us as we empty the car. “Are you really staying here with me or this is a trick and you’ll runContinue reading “Escapade – Episode 3”
Escapade – Episode 2
From Cobscook we turned back to our steps direction to the South but stopped at the Columbia Falls. Although the campground is not located directly to the sea, it has the particularity to propose unique ambiances, from Tepee to wooden triangle huts, as well as big camping slots for groups or families. This small businessContinue reading “Escapade – Episode 2”
Escapade – Episode 1
I finally took a few days off. As we all know, vacation time can be challenging. This year I wanted a lot: be happy, rest a bit while making something different from my daily routine. I didn’t want to drive far – I am the only driver – , I didn’t want to organize complicatedContinue reading “Escapade – Episode 1”
Untold story
Elegant and cheap shelves are not easy to find. My first ones as a student were built with wooden planks and red bricks. These shelves followed me during my studies and a bit after… but as you can imagine, the bricks were a bit too heavy to move everywhere! Now that I wanted to getContinue reading “Untold story”
Biodiversity
It is curious how nature can change. This summer is something completely different than what I experienced last year: it is often grey, windy, rainy, rather cold but temperatures actually go up and down quite drastically… I don’t really recognize the environment: the same seasonal plants that were so happy last year have trouble growingContinue reading “Biodiversity”
Dans les jardinières*
It was a few weeks ago already, but it is still in my mind as if we had adopted a family for a short while… A pair of Black Phoebe decided to install their nest around our Geranium. Strange location for a safe place, especially because I was watering extensively the garden bed… but itContinue reading “Dans les jardinières*”
Left handed
I am right handed. But during the last several weeks my right hand was just a useless part of my body, rather cumbersome. I became slow and frustrated, couldn’t type properly, couldn’t cook, couldn’t open a tap nor finish the last bites on my plate. I took risks: I just thought I was still youngContinue reading “Left handed”
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