It was Barbara’s birthday and a group of us had planned to go out to dinner at Bastille to celebrate. I thought it would be fun to have the group over for cocktails before we went to the restaurant. I, as per usual, pulled out all the stops to prepare the cocktail party. I went… Read More First Entertainment Since My Return
I had one of those days where I am confused and become introspective on life. There are times when I am back in Alexandria that I feel out of sync and not sure what I am doing. I have a feeling of being lost. When this happens, I become unfocused and cannot figure out what… Read More Not sure why life feels so different
I have been revisiting the foods that I love to eat and make since I have been back in Alexandria. I love the food I eat in Toulouse. I have tried many things that I either cannot get in Alexandria or are new to me. I cooked rabbit, guinea fowl and quail while I was… Read More Revisiting foods that I love and do not make/have in Toulouse
One of the reasons I came back in early June was to have dermatalogical procedure. It was determined that I had a basal cell carcinoma (have had a number before) and it needed to removed with MOHS surgery. I have had that type of procedure before so knew what to expect. The surgery was quick… Read More More getting back into Alexandria Life
As I talked about yesterday, I dealt with the issues of the lost wallet and having new items issues. I had intended to meet a fried at their house to run but traffic in the Washington, DC area deterred that activity. I was going to drive over to Springfield and meet Chris to run. The… Read More A slow day
I had one of those days that annoys me with myself. I was still having some issues with jet lag so had not been sleeping all that well. I was slow in getting organized which did not help. Unexpectedly, the group that cleans my house arrived. I have my house cleaned every two weeks normally.… Read More Irritated with myself
It has been nice being back and catching up with friends I was suffering from jet lag early on I was up early in the morning. I always try to stay up to as close to my normal bedtime as I can. This works in the evenings but I was still waking up on Toulouse… Read More Been busy since I have returned to Alexandria
I was suffering from jet lag so woke up fairly early. I had tried to stay up until at least 10:00 pm to try to get me to sleep longer but woke up around 3:30-4:00 am. I tried to go back to sleep but failed so ended up reading. I made tea to go with… Read More First full day back in Alexandria
I had a good trip home. It was long as to be expected. I left the apartment at 8:30 am ESTi/2.:30 am EDT and arrived at my house at 18:15EDT/00:15 EST so it was an 18 hour day of travel. The travel included multiple forms of transportation – walk from apartment to the Navette bus… Read More Trip Home
I packed my suitcases and straighten the apartment for the final time. I cleaned out the refrigerator of what little was left. It was sad to think that it was the last day but since I know I am coming back it is not so bad. I have even communicated with the Airbnb host and… Read More Last day in Toulouse
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