27 September > Dally took the afternoon off, and we took a beautiful autumnal walk along the quays, not far from our place:
After which, we decided that it was a good evening for a rare takeaway. Jean-Philippe & Leo took a quick detour to the bank, and Tomi & I ordered at our favourite local Thai takeaway and waited for the other two. The light outside had been beautiful before, but it had turned to an eerily gorgeous green. I tried unsuccessfully to get it on film, then did a better job with Tomi, who crouched when I crouched, and then decided that if we were going to wait, he might as well really take a load off:
29 September > Before his dally left for work, Tomi asked if he could help him find a t-shirt for Teddy. He was very happy when Dally actually found a discarded doll outfit that fit perfectly, and set about afterwards finding places to set his teddy down and admire him:
Later, at the park, I heard a familiar voice call my name out, looked over, and there was the boys' Aunt, Tata Théma. Oncle Laurent & Cousine Ariane were not far behind...
And even later, we stopped by the first of this year's Panimixes.*
If it ain't obvious, Friday's theme was Panimix vs. the Godfather.
Manu D, Christophe, Nadia & Guillaume.
Manu S. handing out their collectors' cards (to Angela).* Panimix is a group of friends who put together a (once-monthly, now) every-two-months-ly evening of DJ-ed music, film & animation, food & drink & fun at a café/bar nearby. The running theme is football/soccer, and each soirée has a different set of teams or themes. It's somewhat hard to explain, so I don't know if that makes any sense to anybody who's never been...
01 October > The day begins with a B Family Gathering at our place. I made the fig & bacon balls and the pumpkin soup starter, and Jean-Philippe made the lamb & onion curry and the pear pie. Mmmm! The wines were thanks to all of our vacations. Mmmm x 2 ( !! )
Mémé Renée, Pépé Roland & Cousine Ariane& dinner was followed by a tram ride to Place Broglie, where a sprawling flea market was winding down. Unfortunately, my hands were full of our finds by the time we found Candice's stand, so I got no pictures of her & her butterfly rainboots.
Pépé, Tonton Laurent, Mémé, Ariane, Théma, Jean-Philippe & Tomi
The Majorette (French Hot Wheels?) garage was the Big Deal of the Day. It wasn't in anything close to mint condition, but was worth the 4 Euros for the excitement and fun it's given the boys for the past 24 hours. Can't beat that with a licorice stick! Leo was so intent upon getting it home that he refused to entrust it to anybody's but his own hands
