Paris of my youth

Me and my son were on a weekend trip to Paris.

Paris was wide, rainy and romantic.

 My husband was working in Paris for four weeks.

We stayed in university accomodations.

 Since it rained we ended up at Centre Pompidou.

 

My son added his piece to Jean-Luc Vilmouths Cafe Little Boy 2002.

Paris got me nostalgic,

 to the last time when I was there as a teenager.

 Jardin Anne-Frank was hidden just next to Centre Pompidou.

 

I had an afternoon rest with cheese and tea at our room.

 Luxembourg park was just next to our house.

Last evening the sun emerged

and we watched it go down from Panthéon.

book to open

I had looked at the title Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson many times at the bookshop. It spoke to me, because I am always struggling in my mind about fitting in. I am very good at faking being by the norm, but never quit have it in me to really be normal. Jeanette Winterson suggested that maybe being happy is more important than being normal. What an idea!

Regent´s Park at bloom

 I am smitten by English spring and all the flowers that are in bloom.

 Our favorite park at the moment is Regent´s Park.

 It has two good playgrounds, less people, beautiful gardens and a decent cafe.

mackerel kale salad

I had kale and mackerel. What could I do? I did a potato salad.
Here is my Sous-Chef at work.

Sunny London

We spend our Easter holiday mainly in sunny London. 

My husbands sister came over and we hanged out in parks.

My son played in 

the Prinsess Diana Memorial Fountain 

paddling pool in Hyde Park.

Rye

 On a beautiful day we headed for Rye.

Happy Easter!

Our Easter tradition is to make a map of easter eggs. 

Easter bunny leaves this on my sons table during the night.