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A walk in the mountains
October 1, 2018
To my fellow wanders, dreamers and explorers, I know I said I would try to write a little more regular, but life as it always does has gotten mad busy (but...
Through the haze and into the mountains
August 30, 2018
In 20 minutes I'm about to head off into the mountains for a few days and wanted to see if I could send off some bullet points (bang bang!) * I'm in San...
Sunset season
June 28, 2018
*record scratches* Oh hey there. Remember me? It's been a long while since I wrote. Almost a full year (or at least a year that was full). Underneath all...
Eddies and currents
July 26, 2017
“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered.” ―...
Riding waves
April 8, 2017
Friends! It's been too long. I have been thinking about this newsletter, but have to admit that I haven't carved out the time to sit down and pound it out....
Changes
February 5, 2017
I guess I'll just this out of the way. Céline and I are getting a divorce. I have written several thousand words and at some point will wrestle them into...
Feeling a bit gray, wishing for a bit of blue
December 4, 2016
I am trying to write these with a little more frequency as it seems like I am only able to keep a few weeks in my mind at a time. Things farther back than...
Le Retour
October 16, 2016
We're back. After 11 months in France we've found our way back to Seattle. It feels like we left the arms of loved ones and fell into the arms of other ones....
Country living
August 9, 2016
We have successfully exited Paris. The final week was frantic. I attempted and failed to wrap up loose ends at work and we Céline spent the whole week trying...
Rounding into the final turn...
July 26, 2016
We are currently wrapping our last couple days in Paris. I'm trying to hastily do everything I neglected for the last 10 months. Tea at the mosque, reading...
Fouace fouace fouace fouace fouace
June 20, 2016
It seems like quite a bit has happened this last 2 months. It's been really tricky to find a continuous couple minutes to sit down and write. So since there...
French basketball games are loud
April 29, 2016
Last week we decided to do a double date with one of Céline's friends. Somehow it became this thing where the girls would do dinner and we would go a...
To the sea
April 8, 2016
It seems like spring has finally come to Paris. People have started to shed their winter coats and scarfs. The parks are starting to fill on the sunny...
Metro justice and animal telepathy
March 5, 2016
Bonjour! I haven't written in a while since there hasn't been much to write about. The last month or so has pretty much been more or less routine for us....
Falafel heaven
February 6, 2016
Friends, Life has started to hit a sweet rhythm and days are flying by. I thought it would be good though to sit down and pound out another one of these. I...
Woo!!! Gaël is one-derful!!!
January 17, 2016
Ok so I probably should start this e-mail with an apology for the subject. I swear it was a moment of inspiration and not me googling "baby birthday puns"....
Back to reality: a soft landing
January 13, 2016
Remember me? Yep I am still here, looks like this newsletter still has a little life left in it. So let's get this started. Bonne Année! Happy New Year! Hope...
The sweet relief of escape
December 23, 2015
I'll have to keep this one brief as my laptop is out of power and I am typing on one of these bizarre French keyboards where they have randomly rearranged...
Margaritas and Baby Duck - Thanksgiving with the Petersens
November 30, 2015
I never realized how much I have fallen in love with Thanksgiving. It is slowly becoming my favorite holiday(my anti-valentine's day). A holiday that for me...
How to cure the plague: butter
November 22, 2015
This last week sickness descended upon the Petersen-Maillard household. Gaël started with a runny nose, which quickly devolved into all of us hacking and...
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