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Mosque Qutub Minar: One of Delhi’s beautiful monuments....

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:14:05 +0200

Mosque Qutub Minar:

One of Delhi’s beautiful monuments. A total change of life.
What we see through the coach window has nothing to do with the
monuments we visit.
My first organized trip…

One of Delhi’s beautiful monuments. A total change of life. What we see through the coach...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:21:21 +0200

One of Delhi’s beautiful monuments. A total change of life.
What we see through the coach window has nothing to do with the
monuments we visit.
My first organized trip…

I’m trying to be virtuous before leaving LOL I’ve had quite a good week stepwise although not much...

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:39:48 +0200

I’m trying to be virtuous before leaving LOL
I’ve had quite a good week stepwise although not much aerobic pace walking… so here goes
Week from October 10th to October 17th

Saturday: 7,500 steps, 15 mn aerobic walk
Sunday: rest, rest and rest again
Monday: 13,276 steps
Tuesday: One-hour stretching lesson, 4,420 steps
Wednesday: 14,664 steps, walking really fast but didn’t time aerobic walking
Thursday: 12,580 steps
Friday: one-hour stretching lesson, 6,348 steps
And as a bonus, as…

I will go out and take some photos later so you can see the dreadful effects of snow that comes too...

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:21:36 +0200

I will go out and take some photos later so you can see the dreadful effects of snow that comes too soon. Most leaves were still on the trees, so many trees were weighted down and broken by this snow. One rather near my house, but it didn’t hit the building when it came down.

I’ve gone too long without posting- will try to do better! Especially since Claude may be out of touch for a while.

Tues. Oct 6 – 10491 steps (6443 aerobic)

Wed. Oct. 7 – 6294 steps, none aerobic – this was my…

Photo: Uploaded from Tweetie 2 via GDZLLA

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:31:38 +0200

Photo:

Uploaded from Tweetie 2 via GDZLLA

Am I or am I not…: going to jump?

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:46:56 +0200

Am I or am I not…:

going to jump?

Jardin des Plantes

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:46:54 +0200

Jardin des Plantes

Jardin des Plantes, October dahlia

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:46:52 +0200

Jardin des Plantes, October dahlia

It seems that I cannot pull myself to post every week these days. The thing is time really flies,...

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:46:55 +0200

It seems that I cannot pull myself to post every week these days. The thing is time really flies, especially as I am getting ready for a three week trip to India. I’m going with a group, of course, but that is one of the things that worries me as I am so used to doing what I like, when I like. Well, I suppose I’ll adjust when the time comes. We’re flying to Delhi and then travelling through Rajasthan and Nepal. I am both excited and a bit apprehensive. Am I not too old to do this? Well,…

Hello all, sorry for being so long (again). September was chock full of medical appointments for ...

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:46:55 +0200

Hello all, sorry for being so long (again).

September was chock full of medical appointments for the whole family – but mainly my husband with follow-up checks after a week in the diabetic unit and then a cataract operation.

My neighbour has been away quite a lot because it’s a sad time for her – birthday and wedding anniversary for the first time since the death of her husband last April. She didn’t want to be at home on her own so I looked after her house and pets while she went to…

I am the kind of traveller who doesn’t really get ready until the last minute. But this time,...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:31:59 +0200

I am the kind of traveller who doesn’t really get ready until the last minute. But this time, I’m off for several weeks and I’m worried I will forget something.
I don’t usually wear sunglasses, but everyone’s been telling me that I wanted to protect my eyes against dusty winds.
Off to Rajasthan in a week, here is my brand new pair of sunglasses, a large cotton scarf to protect head and arms from the sun (I loathe hats) and of course, my beloved iPhone, with a guide book…

Wanting not to beat myself up too much, I return without checking when I last posted. However, it...

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:29:20 +0200

Wanting not to beat myself up too much, I return without checking when I last posted. However, it does seem from my little worn notebook that it was mid-August. Oh, there was an amazing day August 26–10,969–followed by 9,264 the next day and a record 13,740 on August 28. Hello, October 2009, from Portland, Oregon, where there are fewer boxes dotting my apartment corners.

There was some good walking in early September–even 7,173 steps on the second. This was on a scrap of paper. But as…

Countdown to departure

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:01:24 +0200

Countdown to departure

When you walk Champs-Elysées towards place de la Concorde on the right side, besides the sight...

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:11:56 +0200

When you walk Champs-Elysées towards place de la Concorde on the right side, besides the sight of autumnal Paris, you can see a temporary exhibit of some twenty years of Vogue covers.
Here’s my favourite actress, icon, model of the XXth century.
No wonder couturier Givenchy loved to create dresses for her!

Vogue covers on Champs-Elysées: Vogue covers on Champs-Elysées

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:43:42 +0200

Vogue covers on Champs-Elysées:

Vogue covers on Champs-Elysées

Vogue cover

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:43:40 +0200

Vogue cover

Vogue cover: Blogged at Photo-Blogging in Paris

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:43:38 +0200

Vogue cover:

Blogged at Photo-Blogging in Paris

Vogue cover

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:43:35 +0200

Vogue cover

Eiffel Tower

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:43:33 +0200

Eiffel Tower

Vogue covers on Champs-Elysées

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:43:31 +0200

Vogue covers on Champs-Elysées