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Hitting a wall

 I haven't posted in a while because there hasn't been much to post about.  France is in it's third covid lockdown, though this time they are calling it "lock down light."  Mostly it seems like it's forcing people to flock to the parks.  The first day, I was all set to be a home; when I took Kenyon to the park, you couldn't tell there was any change in restrictions.  So we are taking our cues from the locals with what is acceptable, doing as the Parisians do.

On a teacher work day, Scott took the boys to their favorite park/playground, which ironically is not t
he park a few blocks from our current apartment but on the other side of the city near our 2006 Paris apartment.  They met who Scott refers to as our French doppelgangers; a family with two boys close in age to Quimby and Kenyon who recently returned to Paris after being expats in San Francisco.  They grandma was thrilled to meet American boys so her grandchildren would continue to practice their English.

I started classes for my master's degree.  Being in front of the computer 6 hours a day has not helped my Paris malaise.  I miss my friends and family but also garbage disposals, toilets that flush the first time, stores that care whether or not they have good customer service, dog poop free side walks, and one stop shopping. 


The produce I get at the produce stand is amazing but I miss not having to go to 3-4 different stores.


Spring is emerging and we are all enjoying being out a little more in the warmer weather.  Kenyon has fallen in love with his roller blades. Scott even took him to a skate park.

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