Catch up on my day (boring, but it's my blog, so hush...)

Today was a ridiculously lazy day today, it was bliss. I sat in the park reading in the sunshine all afternoon! (Bill Bryson's Neither Here Nor There, in case you were wondering...)

I had meant to do more energetic and cultural things - today is the first Sunday of the month, on which lots of Paris museums which normally charge an entrance fee let everyone in for free. (Like the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay, amongst others.) But I've done my back in and it hurts when I move (or sit down, or lie down or stand still, but mostly when I walk), so sitting in the park was about all I'm up to at the moment - I'm hoping to find an osteopath tomorrow who will work a miracle.

And I can smell dinner now - it's been cooking for ages (beef tomato and potato stew) and I'm starving, so I am unilaterally deciding it must be ready. Have a good week!

(I have photos of baby ducks that I might upload if I can get my phone to function properly. I've been putting off dealing with the horror that is French mobile phone buying so far, but it's getting silly now. Must be brave and go to the phone shop...)

Spring in Paris

I recently mentioned on Twitter that it was very much Spring here in Paris, and was asked for photographic proof. (Hi Tim!) As well as the flowers in Sunday's post, then, here are some photos of spring in Paris, for those of you in more benighted parts of the world that don't get sunshine. (Hi Britain!)

And, last but by no means least, a headless duck and the ugliest statue I think I've seen to date:

Vultures. Who makes a statue immortalising vultures, without any ironic intent? Even in the 1860s.

Happy Mothers' Day!

Today is Mothers' Day in France - unlike in the UK, where it's sometime in March - so, Happy Mothers' Day to all of you who are mothers, and to my mum in particular! (It has just dawned on me that she may not yet have the address to this blog - I shall give it to her forthwith...)

Since it would be impractical and unenvironmental to send flowers to all the women I know who are mothers, I have taken some photos of flowers from the park near us, which will have to do instead. I'm sure you'll appreciate them in the spirit in which they were intended...

Flowers!

Sunshine and roses

OK, so all is not perfect - we are so close to having internet at home, but not yet there (and I can already see how this may yet turn into a massive saga) - but the sun is shining, flowers everywhere are out and smelling beautiful, and Paris is an altogether nice place to spend spring. Having just spent an hour lying in the sun in a park eating brie sandwiches, I approve.

When we get internet, I will tell you all about the event I went to this week for the launch of a new Haunted House type museum in the 10th arrondissement - I'd tell you now, but this keyboard is crap. So, another time... (I know you're all dying of anticipation. I can just tell.)