Monaco

Monaco

by Rasmenia Comment Closed
"...I had a continual restless feeling that there was nothing at all real about Monte Carlo; that the sea was too blue to be wet, the casino too white to be anything but pasteboard, and that from their very greenness the palms must be cotton. ... in atmosphere and spirit the entire kingdom of Monaco is an extension of the casino."  - Willa CatherHad it not been for attending the Monaco Grand Prix with our visiting American friends, I don't think that Olivier & I would have had much motivation to travel to Monaco.  Everywhere I looked, I saw only boats & buildings.Oh...excuse me - yachts.We had actually driven all the way from our home near Paris to the in-laws' house in l'Auvergne (central France) when we realized that we had forgotten the Grand Prix tickets.Damn.Luckily, it turned out to be no big deal - a phone call was made & duplicate tickets were issued.  All we had to do...
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Tomatoes, Travel & a Change of Scenery

Tomatoes, Travel & a Change of Scenery

by Rasmenia Comment Closed
Wow...it's been a while since I posted anything on here.  The reason being that I'm really not that interesting.  Ok...that's bullshit.  I'm actually quite interesting, it's just that I'm fucking lazy & have lost touch with my writing mojo lately.So, what have I been up to?  Well, I've switched to a stronger deodorant.  It seems to have been a wise decision.I've also been fancying myself as quite the gardener lately.  Out on our balcony mint, basil, catnip & tomatoes are thriving.  I'll soon be adding an avocado tree & maybe even a bean that I'll grow in a Styrofoam cup.  Well, maybe I'll skip the bean project.  It's too bad that I hate tomatoes, though...I just don't see how anyone can eat those slimy, stinking things.The balcony is just one perk to moving out of Paris.  Another is the view, which has gone from this:To this:Sometimes, we can even have ridiculous amounts of wine & meat outside...So, what else have...
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