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Welcome in the digital world 13 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
This weekend the BIG MOVE at the office took place. The second in less than six months! After the first one in November 2012, I ended up with three other 50+ colleagues and three graphic designers at ...
Sunday chatter 12 May 2013 | 02:37 pm
It’s been a while since I did a ‘Sunday lunch’ post. The main reason is that for the last three weeks we haven’t had any traditional Sunday lunches at my apartment. Not since my mother hurt her knee a...
Dinky 8 May 2013 | 08:44 pm
Two weeks ago I went to have a haircut. It was a spur of the moment decision. For the last two weeks every day had been a bad-hair-day and I really didn’t like what I saw in the mirror. So on Friday a...
A day on the town ... 4 May 2013 | 06:56 am
Today I spent a very pleasant and interesting day with my friends Beatrice and Jean-Luc with whom I will be travelling to the Loire Valley in less than a month's time. This is a view of the town we vi...
Carrot vs. tomato: and the winner is ... 24 Apr 2013 | 04:40 pm
Our local television and radio stations – public as well as commercial – like to include some ‘insolite’ (unusual, out of the ordinary) topics in the daily news. I guess it’s done in an attempt to mak...
A surprise call and a missed lunch 17 Apr 2013 | 04:51 pm
My Easter break ended last Sunday. So on Monday morning, it was time to return to the office after 10 days of absence. I was relieved to hear that there hadn’t been any crisis worth mentioning and tha...
The morning after 12 Apr 2013 | 11:46 am
I had a great birthday yesterday and I want to thank you all for your kind wishes! I received one phone call, four text messages, loads of sweet comments on the blog and Facebook, several personal ema...
Wrong week 9 Apr 2013 | 01:48 pm
I’ve taken a week off from work. I still had some ‘jours de congé’ from last year which I needed to take before the end of the Easter break or lose them. I had the choice between last week and this on...
Gone but not forgotten 3 Apr 2013 | 05:29 pm
Little over a year ago, on March 31, 2012 my friendly butcher closed his shop… for good. For almost twenty five years my family had been loyal customers, enjoying his top quality produce, excellent se...
Not the best photo in the world ... 26 Mar 2013 | 04:45 pm
The photos in today’s post are not from Friday’s lunch – although we were allowed to snap photos of our dishes; photos which I will probably post later, when I’m in a hungry mood! No, these photos are...
