I need a vacation from my vacation.

And this hike was worth it. My knees are toast.

When you joke wth the waiter about ordering ice for your knees.

Today’s adventure - Fuckin off in the South of France Version Chagall Museum Lunch Ps. I’ve mailed some post cards. You’ll know if I like you cuz they were pricey to mail.

Further exploration of the fountain. Description is: Landmark bronze sculpture of Greek god Apollo, a focus of local jokes & anecdotes since the 1950s.

It’s not a cherub butt. Wut wut. And why are there horses on his head?

It was fancy dinner night. I forgot to photo the amuse bouche (cauliflower air whip with truffle dust) and the dessert (some lighter than air cream thing with kiwi and a pear reduction) Described in the alt text.

Slide in the Gehry Tower, Arles. The maniacal laughter is me.

I am a huge fan of Frank Gehry. He was a visionary who made me look a little askew at everything. Oddly, this tower in Arles doesn’t even register on this top 36 designs. And we didn’t have to pay a dime to play in it!

Wanna buy a bridge? Well. An ancient Roman aqueduct. Whatever.

So today was something… Went to Chamonix to ride the gondolas up into the Alps. Up and up into clouds on Aiguille Midi. Had it not been so cloudy, I may have had a stroke. Elevation in Chamonix is 3300 ft. The top of the spire…12,602 ft.

Got snow on our way 12k feet.

They don’t fuck around in Chamonix.

I’m sorry for what they did to your cousin @bruceshark.bsky.social

So I think this chick is really squeezing that fish a bit hard. But cool fountain. We tend to make up stories and random names for the statues. I’m a bit twisted.

Same, Monsieur! #eatingmywaythroughfrance

France…The Loire Valley We visited Chateaus (Watch Serpent Queen on Starz) Chambord Found the Mona Lisa (Watch Monuments Men to see some great history, but fuck George Clooney) A newly discovered Botticelli Why are these people so short?

Last day in Paris Decided the best way to see Notre Dame was to go to 8 a.m. mass. Haven’t been to mass in at least 16 years. And I didn’t spontaneously combust and burn it down again

Another day in Paris-dise. Had to be back at the hotel at 5 for our tout meet up, so we went to the Carnavalet Museum, but we were distracted by another cool church.

Wut wut cherub butt!

Another day in Paris After a kerfuffle with my sense of directions, we strolled thru Luxembourg Garden. Bees and flowers. Napping ducks. Grouse.

Wut wut cherub butt!

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Ok. Today was Tiny Tyrants and Towers day. Started at Napoleon’s Tomb.

And @cratchedrn.bsky.social …your mustard is at the regular grocery store here 🤣

First full day in Paris. Dead people day. Started with a train ride and park walk to the Memorial of the Lafayette Escadrille

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars/Trek, LOTR, Marvel

Huh?

Woo hoo…went to sleep about 8:30 Paris time, and now I’m awake! Jet lag will not win!

What’s for dinner? And look at the size of that macaron!

@travandboo.bsky.social I found a bunny.

Airborne

Well…

Whatup LAX?

This is the bloom on my rogue wild tomato plant. Should I be afraid?

Me. Every day lately.

Californians deserve someone who knows how to fight and deliver. Not just inflated promises.

T-1 Days to France Final packing and haircuts today. Gotta look spiffy.

Fun bloom things. Peace Lily is 10+ years in the house and has never bloomed. Orchid rebloomed in less than a year after 6 years dormant. (I was just about to repot it.) And I dunno whats up with the Christmas cactus in late April?

T-2 Days to departure. Finalized the activity list with tickets for Saturday night at the Catacombs. Nothing says date night like staring at the bones of the dead.

My Precious. And my first cucumber.

T-3 3 days to departure...France Trying to book Catacombs tickets today... Annoying!

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Last year, Veruschka (Pride & Joy Quilting) came to my quilt guild and taught us her methods for foundation paper piecing. I wasn’t sure I was gonna do very well and I didn’t have the solids she uses, so I raided my batik stash. I’m sure it looks odd but it is finished. Her work is amazing 😻

It’s on the blocking mats. Last Nerve Cardigan by Casapinka Jupiter Moon Farm Cumulus Dappled #knitsky

T-4 Days to Departure: France