For a couple of days I had no heat at home. The boiler had a problem on Friday. The cold came slowly, I didn’t really realized very much at first: it was very sunny Saturday. But it went reeeealy cold in the evening, and the house was at 12°C this morning… Cold outside or insideContinue reading “Red carpet”
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Hikes!
Ile de Ré is FLAT. At the University I hated Geology. But one day someone showed me the mountains, the feeling of the fresh air, the view, the grandness! Their shape, their smell, the way to reach their summit. Well, I fell in love (of the guy even more than of the mountains, but that’sContinue reading “Hikes!”
Tango
Tonight I watched some videos on YouTube. That’s not very often. I just wanted to remember Julio Balmaceda, a great dancer, a maestro. One says that he is considered “one of the most important tango teacher around the world due to his style and pedagogy”. I can believe that. He left us some days agoContinue reading “Tango”
Histoire d’Îles *
I grew up on Ré Island (Ile de Ré), in France. It is a small island in the Atlantic sea, north from Bordeaux. The region is famous for its salt, oysters and muscles, wine, Pineau des Charentes and Cognac, and its long nice beaches of yellow sand and fresh water. Very touristic in the summer,Continue reading “Histoire d’Îles *”
Quin dia avui!*
It all begun with a call with Fidel, my husband. Kids were not home yet, it was just nice. This kind of call that seems normal but make you warm. Morning for me, evening for him. 13h difference… My day was beginning. I was ready to go for my run but decided to investigate onceContinue reading “Quin dia avui!*”
Ready for the snow?
Today the paths of the outside building were surrounded by yellow sticks… waiting for the snow to come down? I’ll try to upload some pictures soon, but for now I can’t access any pictures… I got some trouble lately with my phone: I lost my SD iPhone from Singapore last Saturday and at the sameContinue reading “Ready for the snow?”
It’s raining
18th November. It is raining today. I expected a bit of snow, but obviously it was too warm for this. Remembering the great sunny weekend that just passed by…Blue Hill, the Eagle lake run with the backlight on the lake… But you won’t see one picture of this, thanks to Apple: it asked whether IContinue reading “It’s raining”
The very first one
This is my first blog. And this should be my very first post, but I am a beginner… This blog will be my buoy. My lifebuoy, my lifeline, this little things that will keep me close to you. I have decided to travel ahead of the family. We were living in Singapore for a littleContinue reading “The very first one”
A bit about myself
I am a woman; living with a wonderful man since 2000; a mum of the 2 most adorable children; a scientist – an animal neurobehavioral specialist – ; an amateur tanguera; a regular runner; and for sure more but that’s what I take credit for today.
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