Handy little Firefox addon to view some basic EXIF data in image properties: FxIF #
Nice macro shot taken during our recent trip to Pinnacles
Work-wise, Friday turned out to be especially busy. We were working from home, as was most of the office, some extending the 3-day weekend, others anticipating the commute chaos of the Bay Bridge closure, all of which made things a…
While Stephanie and her sister were treated to a spa day on Sunday (birthday present from their dad), Stephanie’s mom and I went to the Provencal Market in Antibes. We picked up olives and tapenade, Corsican salami, woodland strawberries, cannelés,…
On Saturday night (just after we arrived) we had dinner with Stephanie’s mom, sister, and niece. On Sunday night Aurelie’s husband, Michel, joined us all for a barbecue. On Monday night, Stephanie’s aunt and grandmother came all the way from…
On Wednesday, we woke up in Le Cannet, had lunch in Pertuis, nougat in Montelimar, dinner in Le Teil, and went to bed in Valence. I may return from France 10 pounds heavier. Map from Le Cannet to Pertuis to…
After a full day of traveling on Wednesday, we let ourselves sleep in Thursday. After we all finally got up, we drove across the Rhone towards Saint-Péray, to visit the ruins of the Château de Crussol. I feel like I…
We spent Thursday night in Valence, and then on Friday morning we packed our bags and hit the road for Sabine’s parent’s country house in Ruoms, deep in the Ardèche. The Ardèche is a department of France west of the…
We traveled back to Le Cannet on Saturday so the whole family could be together for Aurelie’s birthday on Sunday. That afternoon Stephanie and I wrapped slices of melon with prosciutto, Aurelie and Michel prepared a proper Italian pesto pasta,…
Just off the coast of Cannes are two rather large islands, Île Sainte-Marguerite and Île Saint-Honorat, commonly referred to as Îles de Lérins. The former has a fort that once served as the prison where the Man in the Iron…
I’m not sure when I first stumbled upon Christopher Ames’ photoblog, this is my eye, but the fact that he takes pictures in and around Antibes and captions them in English definitely caught my eye. After visiting Le Marché Provençal…
On Tuesday the autumn rains arrived, which was fine by us as we had indoor lunch plans with some old friends of Stephanie’s and indoor shopping plans at CAP 3000, both in Saint-Laurent du Var. The restaurant, La Sartaïa, specialized…
On Wednesday, we continued the tradition of making a pilgrimage to Fayence to visit Stephanie’s grandmother. Over a glass of champagne, we took photos of old photos while she told us stories about her family’s history.
It’s probably hard to believe that with two weeks in France, we don’t really have much “free” time to go off on our own to explore. We’d done more of that during our previous trips, but too often it felt…
Friday it rained. We took it easy. Ran a few errands. Packed. Had one last dinner with Aurelie, Michel, and Luna. Went to bed after midnight and woke up at 5am to catch our 7:30 flight from Nice to London.…
After a week of waking up at 4am, 5am, and 6am and going to bed at 8pm, 9pm, and 10pm, you’d think we would have spent our first weekend back from France just chilling. Nope. After work on Friday we…
Handy little Firefox addon to view some basic EXIF data in image properties: FxIF #
I found this article completely engrossing: A Mugging on Lake Street #
Pretty neat camera sling bag: Kata Bags T-212; Torso-Pack M #
Sentence of the day:
Hirst has until the end of this month to resolve this or on 31 July the pencils will be sharpened.
This is going to be good: 2010 California Marriage Protection Act: Safeguarding marriage from the evils of divorce #
Danny and Claudine clearly having too much fun in Chicago: Chef Grant Achatz makes a mess on the table (also: Highlight of our meal) #
This was fun to skim through: The AHT Guide to Hamburger and Cheeseburger Styles (there’s some good ideas in there…) #
Uh, whoa: the French government has begun encouraging citizens to forgo “la bise”, their traditional cheek-to-cheek kiss, for health reasons #
The description of this one made me chuckle: The Crummy Cakewich #
Whoa, there’s goats in Oakland? Lounging (this looks interesting too: Ghost Town Farm) #
Best sentence-taken-out-of-context of the day: maybe some units will reach even beyond infinity (via Jonathan) #
Can you imagine, all these cheesemakers, all in one room?
Bellwether Farms, Redwood Hill Farm (Jennifer Bice), Cowgirl Creamery (Sue Conley and Peggy Smith), Marin French Cheese Co, Laura Chenel, Barinaga Ranch (Marcia Barinaga and Corey Goodman), Shamrock Artisan Goat Cheese (Ana and Gilbert Cox), The Epicurean Connection (Sheana Davis)
Plus Fra’Mani Handcrafted Salumi and Rustic Bakery
They’ll all be at the Cheese School of San Francisco this Friday from 6-9pm, to benefit the California Artisan Cheese Guild #
Check out this crazy orange dust-storm that hit Sidney: The Aliens Have Landed #
Nice article: A freight way to travel #
Aww yeah, The Big Picture covers the Dust storm in Australia (I didn’t even need to look at the pics to know this was going to be good) #
Pentax plz:
Lots of cheesy goodness in this post: Claudia Lucero of Urban Cheesecraft (also check out Urban Cheesecraft on Etsy) #
Sometimes I just LOVE Sam Ruby: Chromie Don’t Play That
Current tally: Google Chrome Frame violates HTML 4 by using http-equiv to specify something other than an HTTP header, it violates HTML 5 by using an unenumerated value for http-equiv, and violates RFC 2616 by not specifying the correct ACCEPT header.
“That’s the disease you have to fight in any creative field: ease-of-use.” —Jack White in It Might Get Loud
Chuckle: Wisconsin Tourism Federation loses to WTF, changes name #
Learned all about 550 Paracord tonight (aka Parachute cord) #
Some FM news: Deanna Brown is coming aboard as our new President and COO #
Weird, why are all of my blogs talking about corn this morning? Exhibit A: Corn Pudding, Exhibit B: Baked Buttered Corn #
It’s official. There is a blog for everything. Stormdrane’s [Decorative and Useful Paracord Knot Tying] Blog #