Is it almost Fall again? When was my last post? Have I been doing nothing, or have I done too much to chronicle here? Do you care?

Don’t answer that.

Winter came, but of course since we live in Southern California it pretended to be something else, like June in Minnesota but without the Mosquitoes.

Spring was delightful, full of preparations for Dana and Justin’s wedding on May 31st, which turned out to be absolutely amazing. You’ll find pictures here.

Summer came, I think, and it may still be here. But I’ve been too overwhelmed to notice. Prudence and I took dance lessons in preparation for the wedding, and decided to continue with them after the wedding was over. I really am enjoying them, though I’m not a big fan of the Macarena. I like the Rhumba, though the way I do it is more like a “Wumba”– a latin dance as performed by middle-aged white people without rhythm. Foxtrot is cool, Waltz is actually fun, but my favorite is Tango. Now that is a dance. Prudence is loving it and actually enjoying dancing with me– even though she said after our first lesson “I know why you want to do this– you want to control me!” That’s not going to happen, but I like the challenge.

No trips to New England this Fall. Prudence and I will be traveling to France. We’ll first be in an apartment near Chatelet in the 1er Arrondissement on Rue des Deux Boules (I know, snicker snicker). Les Pages Jaunes has a delightfully cool little feature that allows you to plug in an address and it will show you what the building looks like, and you can pan around to see the neighboring buildings, or just see what it’s like to stand with a camera in the middle of a Paris street. Check it out here.

I’ve been brushing up on my French, but it’s slow going as I don’t have the retention that I had 30 years ago. I should be OK though. If someone asks me what my watch says I’ll be able to say “Il ne dit rien, il fait seulement toc toc toc!”

After Paris we’ll be staying at an apartment in Eze-sur-mer near Nice. I actually plan to take pictures and post them here! Of course when it comes to this blog, planning and doing are friends that call each other frequently but never seem to get together.

That’s all for now. Watch this if you just want to be happy.