Yesterday was mayoral elections here in France. The mayor of Lyon, Grégory Doucet, was up for re-election (he was elected to his first term in 2020). His main opponent, Jean-Michel…
On Saturday, we enjoyed a picnic at the Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon. We traveled via the Vélo'v eBike service. We enjoyed our food, even if we had to fight off a couple of geese. We visited the free zoo featuring giraffes, as well as the botanical garden, which inspired future explorations.
Last weekend, we hiked Mont Thou, starting with a 15-20 minute bus ride to Saint-Fortunat. Despite encountering steep sections, the trail was enjoyable, with friendly passersby. We discovered ancient stone huts called "Cabornes" and relaxed in meadows.
French farmers are protesting the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement, which eliminates tariffs and imposes import quotas. While farmers oppose it, wine producers have mixed feelings, and environmentalists strongly object. The deal was paused by the EU parliament. In contrast, a far-right march in Lyon saw minimal public support and response from authorities.
So, I was bored and looking for an inspiration for a blog post and I decided to look through my flickr photo stream. Nothing makes an entry more interesting than…
(Pictured, the cupcake that I will be eating after lunch today) I made a triple batch of earl grey cupcakes last night. I made one that was nice and big…
Last night, we took my Dad to the Redbones Northwest Brew Dinner. They ship a bunch of kegs out from the Pacific Northwest and have a couple of evenings where…
Seriously. I was about 32 seconds into my walk home when the skies opened up and Mother Nature proceeded to spit all over me. I could have used a much…
I know that pumpkin season ended when roving bands of teenagers went around and smashed everybody's, but we just finished cooking off the last of ours, and I figured that…
My friend Vicki has a beautiful post today about losing her Grandfather too soon to cancer. In her post she talks about how she's hated Veterans' Day ever since, because…
I played in the subway for a couple of hours today. I couldn't stake out my usual spot, because Davis Square was about 102 degrees and there was a fence…