As I was doing the laundry and cleaning, I realized how simple my life is here in Toulouse. It felt good that I have few things that I have to be concerned about in life. The first realization is that having only a limited number of clothes is so much easier to deal with both… Read More Realizing (again) that simple is good
Monday is always life maintenance day – doing the cleaning around the apartment, washing clothes, and going grocery shopping for staples if needed. I do this all on Monday as most things are closed on Monday – restaurants, cafes, small shops and the markets. I have to wash my laundry once a week as I… Read More Life Maintenance Day
I feel like I am returning to normal in Alexandria. I have started doing the normal things one has to do in life. I had done some of them before but I also was stuffing in lots of must dos prior to this. I got up and did life maintenance. I had to do laundry… Read More Regular Day
Monday is always do “life maintenance” day. The reason I do it on Monday is that most things – small shops, the Marché, cafes and restaurants are closed. This leaves few options for going out and doing things. As I write every time I am in Toulouse, it always surprises me about the time it… Read More Back to line drying laundry
The weather changed and there was a touch of fall in the air. The high was in the low to mid 60s. It was a sunny with wonderfully expressive clouds. The plane tree leaves are beginning to change color. It is not the riotous color of maple trees but they are beginning to yellow. Since… Read More A hint of autumn
As most things are closed on Monday, I usually do my laundry on Monday. It is always an experience. As I posted last time, the washing machine is very small and so cannot hold many clothes or towels at one time. Since I did not bring many clothes that is not really an issue. The… Read More Monday is laundry day
It was an overcast and rainy Monday so I decide that life maintenance was on the list of things to do. When I realized that I was not anxious to go out and explore, I realized that this was every day life. If I were in Washington, my day would have been the same. On… Read More Another day that convinces me that living in Toulouse is the norm now
