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Life lately #3
Current status: I have a book hangover after finishing Yellowface by R.F. Kuang. I really enjoyed this book (seems like a phrase I use very often). I’m wondering where the month of March went. Well, hello April! It’s rainy here and it will be like this for the whole week but at least it will…
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Reading & Watching #3
I’m getting out of my reading slump because I have so many books on hold, both physical, ebooks and audiobooks. Before I was 100% paper books but now I have audiobooks for walks & ebooks for night time. Currently reading: So we have this wonderful / terrible / hipster thing in the reception area at…
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Farewell February
I barely got accustomed to February that it’s already gone. True, I was much more productive than I was in January. I’m still tired. I’m reaching the end of a circuit (?) and I’m getting ready for my March Marathon: writing a paper. Even today I can’t say if I function well with deadlines or…
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Garden updates #2 – early spring
Spring is a bit shy in this area, it’s not too warm, sometimes there’s a lot of rain. So here are some snapshots from today from the garden. The loveliest and most delicate flowers are here – the cute snowdrops have invaded one corner of my garden – I feel that they multiply every year…
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Come to yoga with me
The disadvantage of living in France is that you’re never too far away from a croissant. A real, good one. Every weekend four croissants are somehow on our table: two with nutella and two with kinder bueno. How can you resist that? That’s not the point of this article. As I previously said, I started…
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Life lately #2
I started one of these posts last weekend while I was nap trapped in the car but nothing came out of it. Here, let me try again. Current status: took a day off because I had some appointments, realized quite late (but just in time) that I scheduled two almost at the same time, had…
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Life lately #1
This should be a regular blog post from now on, let’s see how it goes. Current status: stuck at home because the roads are too slippery, there’s code red everywhere and we can’t really get out of the house without breaking into ice skating. Meetings got cancelled or moved online. It’s nice that we got…
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2023 in travels
Looking back at 2023 in travels, I’d say it’s been a rich year. Sure, there were more short getaways than holidays, but I’m used to that by now. When we visit a city we choose to just wander around, have coffees, talk, spend as much time as possible outside. Lately I’ve been questioning myself if…
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2023 in books
2023 was the worst year for reading and with the greatest excuses of all. I didn’t read much but I took pleasure in reading, and that’s what matters, right? I read 19 books (+ many other children books) so I’ll try for a top 10 7 but it’s quite of a stretch! I have a…
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2024
I’m starting the new year in recovery mode, after I’ve been sick for more than two weeks. A nasty cold took me by surprise, together with conjunctivitis from the little one that doesn’t want to leave my anymore. My rib cage hurts from all the coughing and I have now some afternoon headaches. Understandably, I’m…