Plunge, Check, Rinse & Repeat (Week 1, Lockdown #2)
Back in the groove, home on the range, living la vida loca. Yup, it's all happening right here in our exciting little 1km radius. I guess the [...] continue reading
France In Full Lockdown…..Again
We seem to be running in circles these days, taking four steps forward and then ten back, the entire world stuck in some crazy 2020 time-loop warp. [...] continue reading
Montségur, The Last Stronghold Of The Cathars
It was said that it could never be taken, and in truth it almost never was. It was a stronghold, the shining star of the Cathars, a refuge, a village, [...] continue reading
Life Within, And Building Anew
For hvert et tab ingen erstatning findes Hvad udad tabes, det skal indad vindes (For every loss there is no compensation What is lost externally [...] continue reading
Mountain Air, Fall Colors & Joy
We went on a road trip, or rather a drive Into the mountains, and through the clouds To search for colors, and calm the mind (Nina Fussing, Oct [...] continue reading
Finding Calm In the Chaos
In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order (Carl Gustav Jung) I woke up this morning with literally no idea what I was [...] continue reading
Winter Is Coming, Or Is It?
It's the end of September, or perhaps it's December? And somehow I seem to remember it was August yesterday? Winter is coming, or perhaps it isn't [...] continue reading
A Monumental Week
It was a bright, crisp morning. The horizon was blanketed by fluffy, pink clouds and the air was rich with the music of songbirds delighting in the [...] continue reading
Stasis, Reflection And Bagels
We're in stasis, or at least it seems that way. It's that moment when you float in-between it all, the time between now, and what's next. The pause [...] continue reading
September, Fall….And Hope?
It's the first week of September and the first drops of rain (in over a month) have just fallen. The garden is breathing a collective sigh of [...] continue reading
Lost In Translation (And French Supermarkets)
""Effet immédiat", oui c'est exactement ce qu'il me faut" I declared "immediate effect, that's exactly what I need" I was browsing our local [...] continue reading
Back To Basics
Pre-Post Note/ Well, that was a roller-coaster of a week! Regular readers may have noticed that I missed my usual post last Sunday. Well, dad started [...] continue reading
