Easter Monday is a holiday for France so the city was busy but peaceful. There were people out and about but not like a work day. Most shops were closed as were all businesses. I did my usual life maintenance in the morning. I did laundry, ran the dishwasher and cleaned the apartment. This apartment… Read More Beautiful Spring Day
It was a lovely day for Easter. It was around 75 (25 Celsius) degrees and beautifully sunny. A perfect spring day for Easter. I got up fairly early and headed off to the St. Aubin’s market. I have been trying to buy olive oil from my olive purveyor but they have not had a the… Read More Easter Day
The weather has been variable since I arrived. We have had some nice days but not truly glorious spring days. Today was the first of those and hope for many more. The good news is the long range (10 day) forecast has changed and it looks like we are going to have a string of… Read More The first truly beautiful spring day since I have been here
It is Good Friday so I decided to follow my general practice with some added additions. I usually do a semi-fast for the day – light meals, no meat, no sweets and got to church. I went to the Cathedral Saint Etienne to participate in the Chemin de Croix. The Way of the Cross through… Read More A day of contrasts
The day started out with me searching for the Entremet pastry shop. I had read it was one of the best in Toulouse and I needed to buy a pastry so thought I would find it. Little did I know I had walked by it many times as it is near La Braisière. It is… Read More A Fun day
It was a cloudy and rainy day today. I did head out this morning and went to the market to get food for dinner. I decided on sardines, asparagus with fried potatoes. I was trying to recreate a memory meal from Portugal. The asparagus was not part of the meal in Portugal but it is… Read More Cloudy and Rainy Day so back to food blogging
Thé weather has not been ideal but I cannot complain as it is still good for some walking. I do not walk as much as usual as the skies are overcast and the wind is blowing at a brisque pace. I have mentioned that there is a wind called the crazy wind that comes off… Read More General Routine Day
I returned to the normal of life after a fun birthday weekend but it is not a bad thing. I cleaned the apartment, did laundry and ran the dishwasher. The three activities basically take the entire day. Not that I have to do anything why the dishwasher takes 3 hours to run but it is… Read More Back to normal after birthday weekend
I am not sure why but birthdays always bring out the contemplative side of me and, especially, those that end with a zero as happened today. I really do not have any issues with getting older as it is inevitable. I always told my mother when she complained about getting older that you have two… Read More Birthdays always make me contemplative
I decided that I would go out to dinner on Sunday night instead of Saturday so I had to change up the routine a little. I needed to go to the market and get something for dinner. I am definitely in the buying fresh and for the day. I enjoy going to the Marché Victor… Read More Change of routine
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