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
The weather is fabulous in Toulouse so it makes the days and evenings very pleasant. It makes wandering the city and enjoying the activities around the city fun. This morning I did some of my usual wandering. I am glad I walked through the Place du Capitole as they had set up a flower display… Read More Another good day
It started out with me going to the market for food for dinner this evening. This is pretty standard for Wednesday as it is my one not planned day. I used to use it for my explore day but now I am not as good at heading out of Toulouse for the day. I need… Read More No sure how to label this day
I decided to revisit one of the restaurants I had not been to on this trip so far and try a new pastry shop. There is a restaurant Gascon which is a very good deal for lunch. I used to go to it more regularly because of the cost but had not gone there this… Read More Something old, something new
As usual, Monday is laundry day and cleaning the apartment. I have gotten it down to a routine now so it is fairly easy. I have figured out the best cycle for cleaning my clothes that does not take forever. Also, I use the extra spin cycle to get the clothes a little dryer before… Read More Life maintenance day
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