I actually started a little early, because, why not!? It is always good to look at the bright side! So here we go!
January:
29. Went skiing. What a beautiful day. First time skiing in the Alps! Also, to top it off, it had been raining a lot, but this meant that there was fresh snow, AND it cleared up just for me! I had a great time skiing, then eating pizza and drinking wine to celebrate my day.
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| Valmorel |
30. Took a trip to Annecy, and got to take an actual hike! It's nice to be in a place with mountains. I miss the dirt. Plus the views were very nice too. Celebrated my spurt of activity with fondue, and wine!
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| Lake Annecy hike |
31. Rode a bike around Lake Annecy. It's nice to be on a bike again! Although it rained on me a bit, the views were nice and it was good to feel the fresh air on my face. Once done, I had a great time wandering around the old part of town.
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| Château de Duingt |
1. Went for a run in Annecy along the lake, walked along the river, ate a baguette. I love having legs and eating bread!
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| Lake Annecy |
2. Had a lovely walk, went to the Sunday market. I could look at fresh fruit and veggies all day long. Also the area I am in has tons of murals and art and it is so fun to find new little nooks and crannies each day.
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| The FIG mantra? |
3. I made some new friends and started a project that has me very excited.
4. Had a nice day of resting and catching up on admin things. I even started my taxes! Joy!
5. Found a fun hike in the woods! Great catch up with a friend.
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| Hiking in the city |
6. Great catch up with a friend. Coffee out with French friends! Gave someone directions, in French! Knew where the place was and told him where to go! Video call with the family.
7. A two baguette day, no regrets! Had someone reach out to me with a question and it felt good to be an authority on something!
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| Yes, that is TWO baguettes! |
8. Early morning run and a rainbow! Lovely coffee and conversation x 2. Bit of rain during the day, but that just meant that I finally got some travel planned that I have been putting off!
9. Great run along the Rhone, nice weather, finished a good book.
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| The Confluence (Saone and Rhone) |
What have you found joy in lately? Are you part of the FIG collective?
French FIGs! How fun. I am part of the FIG collective but I'm not posting weekly. I'll have a special post later this month though! Stay tuned.
ReplyDeleteI have so many thoughts.
ReplyDelete1. I miss the dirt. I nearly choked on my coffee. This was hilarious.
2. I love having legs and eating bread. Yes and yes. Both are FIGs I rarely stop to appreciate. Legs and bread are definitely FIGs.
3. The "whatever's good for your soul" mantra might be problematic for a serial killer who finds their soul feels best when murdering people. Sorry, that got dark REAL fast, but it was literally the first thing I thought of. Some heinous crime being heard in court and the guilty party pleading, BUT I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET A FIG!
4. With you I have literally no idea if the taxes FIG, followed by Joy!, is truthful or sarcastic. I'm leaning toward truthful and that you actually LIKE TO DO TAXES??!!!
5. Never apologize for bread. It's a FIG! And it's good for your soul ;)
Good bread, good photos, good times!
ReplyDeleteI can make an entire meal out of just really good bread with olive oil or butter (and have)! It truly is a pleasure. This post sounds like you're having the time of your life. I'm so glad!
Great fresh figs! I am part of the fig gathering collective :)) Love the picture of confluence of the two rivers.
ReplyDeleteI had a similar FIG fomo and ended up posting a few of my bigger ones yesterday, but I'm not necessarily devoting entire posts to FIGs. Your travels sound amazing. Love the views. I laughed at the dirt and your appreciation for having legs. That graffiti was so appropriate.
ReplyDeleteI made honey mustard chicken yesterday, which we haven't had in forever. Everyone was thrilled. I was grateful that I remembered to grab a few lemons at the store to go with the few 'skinless' lemons after I grated the skins for my GF lemon sugar cookies.