23 janvier 2011

sunday


Coffee cake is only one of the highlights of the day.

22 janvier 2011

defeating theft protection


At last pried apart the anti-theft tag that was never taken off the
comforter I bought in September.

21 janvier 2011

1802


My mom, brother, and good friend Tycen came to visit Besançon for the day.
Finally took a picture of the house where Victor Hugo was born.

20 janvier 2011

jouffroy d'abbans


Waiting by the infamous statue next to the Pont Battant.

19 janvier 2011

pierre guy


Voyaged to Pontarlier, the original birthplace of absinthe in France.

18 janvier 2011

pancakes


I have to admit, I failed to take a picture for the day.
So I borrowed tomorrow's picture of our pancake breakfast.

17 janvier 2011

evening promenade


Place de la Révolution at night,
after my weekly café et conversation with a fellow teacher.

16 janvier 2011

paris postcard shot 3


Accordion player on the pont behind Notre Dame.

15 janvier 2011

paris postcard shot 2


Always wanted to climb the tower of Notre Dame.
After ten years of countless visits to Paris, I finally did.

14 janvier 2011

paris postcard shot 1


Went to Paris for the weekend to visit the St. Olaf interim group.
The photos I took are indeed my own.

6 janvier 2011

shiny


This morning, the kids received reflective stickers for their schoolbags
in an effort to educate them on street-crossing safety.

5 janvier 2011

sacré coeur


I walk by this church everyday on the way to the bus stop.

4 janvier 2011

à la méditerranée


Confession: I have an enormous weak spot for black olives.

3 janvier 2011

spare change


Laundry day is a great way to get rid of those heavy coins.

2 janvier 2011

chocolate cake


A relatively successful cake made entirely from scratch.
Our frosting however had a tendency to gravitate.