So, this past week-end we got 4-8 inches of snow, and up in the mountains it was around a foot and a half.  So I was going to go up to the top of the Tour de la Liberté to take pictures of Saint-Dié under all of the snow.   Unfortunately the tower is closed on Saturday through Monday, and I had no time on Tuesday, but I had a ton of time on ( Read more... )

Great Expectations.  Somehow I've gained them in the eyes of my (demi-) piano teacher.  I've already confessed to her that I've only taken two years of piano lessons (from 8-10) and that since then anything I've done has been pretty much self-guided.  And until recently (read as last summer [give or take]) that wasn't all that much.  I can fumble ( Read more... )