... trimmed my hair. A good 3 inches is gone.
… given 3 bags of books, 2 huge bags of clothes and one bag of shoes to charity
... seen four photo exhibitions (it's the Photo Month in Paris)
… bought a new black casual coat
… got a fantastic rock'n'roll Minnie Mouse t-shirt from a new store (and it was a gift from Thierry, too)
… re-read the synopsis for the cookbook I'll be writing with Marion-I and marvelled at how quickly we got it done yesterday with a little help from our friend the wine
…walked for nearly three hours in Paris

And tonight, we'll walk some more as we're going to a party. I felt gloomy this morning, but all this walking, art seeing and shopping has revived me.

Blythou out.

Our week-end with 11 yo Alan has been great fun. We've played more board games in two days than in the last 10 years or so. We've visited the Paris sewers and yes, they do stink. And we've already decided to do it again next month. Not the sewers, but inviting Alan to stay over.

On Sunday, I celebrated my 25th (yeah, right) birthday in our new favourite haunt, a small bar near Rude Manor called L'Orange Mécanique where they know how to mix a margarita. I got spoiled. Besides Mr Blythou's presents, my friend Travis gave me a limited edition paper dress with my favourite photo from the book we did together. And Lara commissionned an artist to design a 60s inspired poster to commemorate the event. It should arrive soon, but I've seen the smaller version, which is truly amazing.

Art for my b-day. Can I ask more ? No, I just feel lucky sometimes.

I also received lovely gifts from various American friends, including a great t-shirt from Anita, Fred Flare goodies and bamboo yarn from Gretchen, etc. And some booze, a Nara postcard book and I've probably forgotten a few things from my friends in Paris.

Tomorrow, Tibi and Abba will arrive. And we have a surprise guest coming for a last minute visit. Massive amounts of alcohol will be consumed this week, I'm afraid.

Blythou out.