Author Archives: JJS

Progress on Carnot

Here follows a few photos taken this afternoon Place Carnot (Carcassonne). I would estimate the work is 75% complete. One has now a very good impression of what it will look like when the renovation is finished. đźš§ đźš§ đźš§

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More books to read

Walked into town this afternoon to get a couple of books on my wanted list. Although Marseille is in my heart, I was born in Paris Note from the author Paris, my city, I have seen it change at the … Continue reading

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Not quite humpty-bump

Still going through old photos. This one was taken during a short flight on a Jumbo Jet from Air China on my way home to Shanghai from Beijing. This particular flight was one of the bumpiest one I ever had … Continue reading

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Daily Post – April 12th

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 390 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 ▫️ DAILY AND WEEKLY STATISTICS HERE . â—Ź VACCINE – Just opened to the over-55s, vaccination with the product developed by … Continue reading

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Daily Post – April 11th

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 389 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 ▫️ DAILY AND WEEKLY STATISTICS HERE . â—Ź The 1st “new” lockdown week is over, 3 more to go. Can someone … Continue reading

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Weekly Post – April 10th

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 388 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 ▫️ DAILY AND WEEKLY STATISTICS HERE . ▫️ The prefecture and the regional health agency (ARS) mentioned on Friday 9 April, … Continue reading

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Daily Post – April 9th

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 387 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 ▫️ DAILY AND WEEKLY STATISTICS HERE . â—Ź Is France (finally) seeing the end of the tunnel of the third wave? … Continue reading

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Daily Post – April 8th

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 386 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 ▫️ DAILY AND WEEKLY STATISTICS HERE . ▫️ One again the number of new cases could not be communicated due to … Continue reading

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Daily Post Special – April 7th

Living through a pandemic in the south of France 385 days in Carcassonne since 1st lockdown in March 2020 ▫️ DAILY AND WEEKLY STATISTICS HERE . ▫️ The situation continues to deteriorate in the Occitanie region, particularly in the intensive … Continue reading

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Flower power

One of the new plants has started flowering. What a complex flower!

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