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, they pushed our closing back. Again. My coworkers are still vacuuming bits of my brain off of the ceiling. This post might be a little disjointed. It's hard to…
We are still staying with my Mom and my Step-Dad. Woo hoo. Because Kristian and my Mom are both big coffee drinkers (of the "couldn't be held accountable for murder…
So, I know that this blog is rapidly turning into a house blog. And, for that, I sincerely apologize. But, seeing as how this whole house buying thing is rapidly…
... because today is my lucky day. Our lucky day. A lucky day. The luckiest lucky day that ever lucked for a living. Seriously. It looks like we're getting the…
(And you thought that this was a post about the house that we're trying to buy) (Suckahs) I just heard through the grapevine that my sister, Allison, passed her thesis…
Well, we seem to actually be progressing with this whole house buying thing. We're still not all the way there, but we're getting closer. One of the banks approved our…
I've been pretty bad about updating lately (a fact pointed out to me at length this morning by my sister and her boyfriend). Mostly? Because I've been tired and cranky.…