The last two Sundays have been off my regular routine. The first was because it was pouring down rain and I did not want to walk the 20 minutes to the St. Aubin market. last week was the Toulouse Urban Trail so no shopping at St. Aubin’s or the Victor Hugo market. This week the… Read More Back to the usual routine on Sunday
I had a lazy day. It was overcast and somewhat dreary so I decided to take the day in and read. I read quite a bit being in Toulouse and when I in Alexandria but more so here. I do not watch TV at all when I am in Toulouse. Occasionally, I will watch Netflix… Read More Lazy Day
I decided to break up the routine a little and went for a picnic for lunch. I took some cheese, jamon, a baguette, cherry tomatoes, a small avocado, clementine, cookies and wine and walked over to the Jardin Raymond VI to have lunch. I took a nice, small towel that Phil Le had given me… Read More Always surprised
After a lazy morning, I walked over to Terra Tolosa for lunch. As you know, it is my regular lunch on Thursdays. The walk over was good but the strong wind was back for the day. When it decides to be breezy in Toulouse it is a strong wind. I, also, noticed that the Garonne… Read More Typical Fun Day
I take all the little wins I can in my life in Toulouse. Stephan, Enzo’s father, had recommended Beaufort cheese to me but originally I was not able to find it any of the cheese mongers I usually shopped for cheese. Enzo’s family gave me some Beaufort cheese for my birthday. It was wrapped in… Read More Simple Things that Make Me Happy
I had lunch with a friend of a friend and her husband who live in Montauban. Julie introduced me to Maureen by text after we had talked earlier on this trip. Maureen is married to Herve (a Frenchman). It was interesting to hear their story. They met on a plane flying from Chicago to Los… Read More Another day of building a community
I was surprised when I woke up that my legs were not more stiff and fatigued. I thought after all the up and down stairs I would be stiff. I was glad that I felt better than I expected. As is usual for Monday, I cleaned the apartment, did laundry and ran the dishwasher. I… Read More Recovery Day
Today was the day for the Toulouse Urban Trail. I was not sure how I was going to do as I had not run 24k/15 miles in at least 6 months or more. I have been running more in Toulouse so I hoped that I would finish it and I did. I actually did much… Read More Toulouse Urban Trail
I am running the Toulouse Urban Trail run tomorrow and Morgane nicely asked me to go with there to pick up our bibs. I am running the 24k and Morgane is running the 14k. It was fun to walk over with her and use my French. Morgane speaks a little English but is not nearly… Read More An early post today
I have mentioned that I am running the Urban Trail on Sunday. Morgane, Enzo’s girlfriend, is running it as well. She is doing the 14k not the 24k which I am doing. Morgane texted me on WhatsApp to ask if I wanted to go with her to pick up our bibs. It is very nice… Read More Reminders of why life is good
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