Notes from a bemused canuck
Hee hee. I installed a new plugin on my blog that will throw up a random assembly of all images posted here, and then lets you go back to the original post for context.
Link here: https://www.flubu.com/blog/image-wall/
The page will refresh every 24 hours, or when new content is added.
I love my wifey for sending me stuff like this :)
… cause, you know, luxury chocolate staff Christmas presents :-)
I went to the ophthalmologist this morning. He put drops in my eyes to expand my pupils. For the next 3 hours, if I take off my sunglasses, everything is washed out and painful. With my sunglasses, the pain is gone but I can’t focus on anything. Ysy, touch-typing.
I have been categorically told that my eyesight isn’t good enough to get a driver’s license in Switzerland. Too many little issues combine to make a big fat no. Can’t say that I’m surprised. Disappointed, yes, but not surprised. Even if I cold get my license for somewhere like Bribemezistan, I’d still need to switch my license for a Swiss one, and still fail the eye test. So, plan B, wait for driverless cars to get legal :-)
I was looking forward to going to the Morges Christmas market, even though I had heard conflicting opinions about it. I was very happily surprised. It’s a nice mix of the Montreal Salon des Metiers d’Arts and the Wimpole farm Christmas market. It was also fairly big, with several places I’d have spent more money than would be sensible.
Pictures here: https://www.flubu.com/blog/pictures/morges_dec_2013
Venison steak sandwich with duck foie gras, sautéed onions and truffle salt.
And to provide a nice counterpoint, accompanied with chips it malt vinegar and a pickle.
Penguin + GoPro camera = T3H AWSOMEZ!!!!
Katy, Bean and I went to Chillon yesterday, where we met up with Ryan, Sally, Zoe, Eamonn and Sally’s mom. The kids had a blast, and the adults followed in bemusement. We had mulled wine, ate in the castle hall, watched some dancers and had a good explore of the place. Bean went on a pony ride (which started off well but he didn’t like the ending, when the horse sped up and he started slipping off) and on the ferris wheel at the christmas market. Good day, but would have been better if I weren’t falling ill in the meantime.
All pictures here: https://www.flubu.com/blog/pictures/chillon_dec_2013/