Good stuff

Some fun stuff going on lately in Rambouillet:


We went hiking in the forest and found a nice path in an area that was pretty natural, on a hillside near a stream.

I had a nice birthday and everyone had a good time at the Italian restaurant:


I got candles, bath soaps, and a nice spice rack for our kitchen:


Been working on my balcony garden and just pretty much trying to keep up with it as it grows like crazy!


Went to a baptism for C's cousin's little girl. There was a big buffet afterwards with lots of Champagne, a traditional cake made of cream puffs glued together with caramel glaze and brittle, another strawberry cream cake, and a third raspberry cream cake that we didn't even get to...


And on the back balcony the pansies that Mom bought for us last year cross-pollenated with some of the other varieties so that when I planted the seeds from last year, I got some mixed colors this year.

Summer Concerts

So grateful to be near a world capitol where the big names pass through on their concert tours...

First up: Daft Punk



An awsome set up with the two DJ's in their robot suits. I didn't expect much from the show, but I knew quite a few tracks like "One more time" and "Around the world" - those poppy house remixes... But the lights and effects were too good and they rocked the whole stadium.

Second up: The Beastie Boys!!!!!

A dream to see them from 50 feet away, even though they're fighting the gray hair and were a bit lackluster, they hit the big ones like "No sleep till Brooklyn" and "Brass Monkey" and of course "Sabotage" - and yes, I was in the pit!
MixMaster Mike also litterally broke the needle he was scratching so fast. Awsome.


Next Up: Solidays, Rock en Seine (Bjork, Tool, Erik Truffaz, possibly Lauryn Hill)