All of Europe is suffering under a heat wave. In Toulouse, the temperature reached 33/92 degrees. The difference from summer in Washington is that there is not as much humidity so it does not feel as oppressive. Also, there is a breeze so that makes it feel a little cooler. I got motivated earlier in… Read More Heat Wave
The weather had turned unseasonably warm. It feels like summer in Washington/Alexandria but with less humidity. It is in the 90s/30s. It is supposed to get warmer until Thursday. One advantage here is that the strong winds makes it feel cooler. Since it is Monday, it was the regular clean the apartment and due laundry… Read More Hot Days
I went to Terra Tolosa for lunch as usual. As usual, it was very good. I tried a new dish – Enchine du porc which is pork shoulder. It was slow cooked but finished so that it has crispy fat on the top. It was cooked perfectly. I, also, had the Rillettes de Truite (trout).… Read More Meeting Interesting People
I ate lunch out today as I feel the need to eat at Le Panache once a week and there are two reasons that I cannot eat there as usual on Friday night. The first reason is I am going to Andorra for the weekend and leaving on Friday morning so dinner Friday night will… Read More Slight Change of Routine
This week we have gone from weather similar to early spring (early March) to late spring (late May) It was nice to see the sun come back out and for the temperature to reach the low 70s/10s. I took advantage of the weather to do a long walk around the city. Part of the reason… Read More Beautiful weather returned
Faire les courses means to go grocery shopping. This is my main activity (other than church) on Sunday. I know this is probably unusual but it is one of the things I love most about Toulouse. It is the part of life that is the most different from my life in Alexandria, as much as… Read More Faire les courses
It has been unseasonably cold and rainy for the last 3-4 days. The highs were in the 40s/lows 50s (6-12) and rainy and overcast. This has meant that I really have not done much outside over the last days. I did go out Thursday and Friday but today except for dinner I stayed in and… Read More Another rainy and cold day
Since I knew they were doing further activities for the Ascension Day holiday, I wandered around the center of the city. I found an orchestra playing pop tunes. Further in my wanderings I saw some more of the circus like activities. They have a lot of these animated types of groups. I saw them a… Read More Another fun day
I have not blogged in a while because life has been somewhat hectic and my regular routine got interrupted. I made a quick trip to Washington for my goddaughter’s wedding. I was very happy to go as I would not have missed Arianna’s wedding for anything. The trip was definitely fun but tiring. I travelled… Read More Back to blogging
I started this blog as I moved into the next phase of my life – with the death of both my parents over the last years and retirement, I knew my life had changed and wanted to record some of those changes. In that time, I have adjusted to holidays without my parents and living… Read More Life in Toulouse has become normal
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