And voilà ! Half onion soup, half cheese fondue, 100%delicious Soupe au fromage de Cantal #cheesesoup #cantalcheese

Lucky day! All the metro escalators were in working order… 😮‍💨 #metroescalator

Do I need napoleonic socks? 🤔😉 #giftshop #lelouvre

Jacques-Louis David The end. Not quite. David painted so many naked men that you can’t help to wonder. But he was married to a lovely woman Charlotte David, née Pécoul (1764-1826) #jacqueslouisdavid #lelouvre

Jacques-Louis David at Le Louvre Lots of iconic paintings The end… #jacqueslouisdavid #lelouvre

Jacques-Louis David at Le Louvre No “nude of the day” today There are too many of them… 😉 #nudeoftheday #jacqueslouisdavid #lelouvre

Jacques-Louis David at Le Louvre Bum-Bum-Bum… Bum 🎶🎵 #jacqueslouisdavid #lelouvre

Jacques-Louis David at Le Louvre From the Revolution to the Empire… #jacqueslouisdavid #lelouvre

Jacques-Louis David at Le Louvre Revolutionary period: “The Death of Marat” Spot the differences… #thedeathofmarat #jacqueslouisdavid #lelouvre

Jacques-Louis David at Le Louvre Early works. Already the antiquity but he had not really found his style. Until he did! #davidaulouvre #jacqueslouisdavid #museedulouvre

Lemony lemon patisserie with a cappuccino 😋🍋 #lemonpatisserieandcoffee

Making a pause at Caffé Concerto for cappuccino and patisserie #caffeconcerto #lelouvre

I’m in! #lelouvre #jacqueslouisdavid

Back home! #lelouvre

En route to Le louvre for the first time in 3 months. It’s stupid but I’m a little scared it could be too much… #lelouvre #parismetro

My first “liver and onions” The origins are uncertain: English? Irish? Jewish? All of the above? It is also American now #liverandonions

It is this time of the year… 🕙🕘 #heuredhiver #daylightsavingtime

And voilà! Spanish baked vegetable rice. Bon appétit! / Disfrute de su comida !

Spanish Baked Vegetable Rice in the making Except it is no more just vegetables since I can never leave a recipe alone. I added some chorizo. #spanishbakedricewithchickpeaspotatoesandchorizo

Very popular new exhibition at Le louvre. You have to make a reservation even if you have a pass. I booked a visit for next Monday. I’ll go whatever happens and do it at my own pace even if it takes me all day… #jacqueslouisdavid #lelouvre

Stuck on the platform of the metro station. Some on the tracks somewhere on the line. Again… 🙄 #peopleonthetracks #parismetro

One of the fast disappearing letterboxes in Paris. With an intriguing photo on top ✉️ #parisletterbox

It was at the cheesemonger’s that they asked if I needed a chair. I told her that her cheese was what kept me alive and there might be some truth to it… 😉😋 #cheeseislife

Rue du Commerce I must look tired since they kindly asked me if I needed a chair in one of the shops. I’m glad I walked though… #rueducommerce

Menu du jour: Polenta with sun-dried tomatoes and Taggiasche olives Finished with mozzarella and Parmesan Served with green pesto Bon appétit!😋 #polentasundriedtomato #taggiascheolives #greenpesto

October 22nd. Already?… 🎅 #christmaschocolate

OK, I admit, I did it… 😉 #LeLouvreHeist

Loot of the day: - Spanish rice - Sobrasada IGP de Mallorca - Pimientos del Padrón #lootoftheday #sobrasadademallorca #pimientosdelpadrón

I’m lucky to have a Spanish store nearby. I’ve found my Spanish round rice for next weekend “ARROZ CON VERDURAS AL HORNO #arrozconverdurasalhorno

There! Lentil stew. It’s going to be delicious 😋 #lentilstew

Menu du jour in the making: Lentilles stew with pig’s ears 😱 🐷 and chorizo. A recipe of my mother’s when pig’s ears were the cheapest piece of meat you could buy… #pigsears #lentilstew

Movie time! 🍿 The best movie at the moment in Paris according to critics. I almost cancelled since the 4th day after the chemo IS definitely the worst day. I’m glad I made the effort… #unsimpleaccident #movietime #postchemo

Received today. Before I used to have rather greasy hair. Now with my treatments it is dry and brittle. I’ll try this. 77€ in regular stores, 44€ with Amazon. What could I do? All greased up! Brillantine 😁 #dryhair #brillantine

For breakfast you can have fried eggs. Or you can have fried eggs with Parmesan and Iranian saffron stigmas. Try it, it’s delicious 😋 #saffronstigma #friedeggs

Variation on a theme The same bean soup with fresh spinach leaves, and since we’re at at it, croutons and Gruyère. Bon appétit! 😋 #beansoup

Isn’t that neat? Thanks Peter Mäkelä for the beautiful portrait #portrait #petermakela

Meet Napoleon. Napoleon is a very good boy 😍🐕 #whosagoodboy

Framed! I’m happy 😃 #poster

Go for three hours of rest, meditation, and music 🎵 Maybe they’ll bing me a cookie, who knows… 😉 #chemotherapy #hopitaleuropéengeorgespompidou

“Again and again the same situation For so many years Tethered to a ringing telephone In a room full of mirrors” Joni Mitchell #hopitaleuropéengeorgespompidou

Tour Triangle. I wonder if they are making any progress at all. On the right, August 2025 #tourtriangle

And voilà ! Delicious if a little spicy thanks to the chorizo. Well worth the trouble. Bon appétit 😋 #beansoup

Almost done. Another half hour to cook the vegetables then I’ll add the beans (already cooked) It smells delicious 😋 #beansoup

Sautéing whatever need to be sautéed. Half an hour later, it already looks good… #beansoup

Recipe of the day: bean soup! With chorizo… Stay tuned… #beansoup

Loot of the Day: Shropshire Blue 😋 #shropshireblue

Another view. It’s a cute little place #squareyvettechauviré

Having a rest in my favourite little garden #squareyvettechauviré

I saw a post yesterday on Instagram but they wouldn’t tell us what it was called. Now I know, it’s “Nounou’s tit”! 😁 Of course I’ll eat eat delicately as the name implies… 😉 #seindenounou

I’m not just reading novels. I’m also reading books about the (poor) state of the world. Exists in a French translation #peterturchin #peterturchinendtimes