The second work week is closing in, whereas we had my parents babysit Effi last week it was all about passing the baby along between Mathilde and myself, while counting on her still lengthy naps. We’re also going through yet another canicule, luckily the 35°C outside and 27°C inside are rather bearable. Tomorrow we’re heading to the cottage for two weeks straight: the kids will be back and Mathilde will be turning 40, which is making a bunch of friends to stop by and say hi. Instead of coding work I’ll be focusing on house and garden, which will hopefully help to get my back back.

Back home at my desk, in routine mode. Tons of emails to check, work to do, and pictures to review. There are some nice shots from Max epic Mont Ventoux climb that I couldn’t resist to buy, and many more that come from my annoying handheld device. My parents are dealing with the unstoppable future leader of the Tour de France Femmes, and I’m returning to work now.

Halfway through some pretty amazing holidays, with a civilization stop in Marseille. Funky as usual.

Summer vacation has started! I am on my low-budget high-speed train OUIGO to pull off another stunt: fetching Maximilian on the go at our stop in Lyon, where Myriam will drop him off. Not yet sure whether this will work, but it has to. Grey zone for sure. But avoiding Max to travel back to Paris from his climbing week in the Alps. Once succeeded we’ll have one more hour on the train together to meet the girls in Avignon, where our rental car is already waiting for us. The girls are on a direct train, and even got Max’ and my free seats next to them. Then one week of Mont Ventoux, and another on Porquerolles. No computer, just this bloody phone.

Fully emerged in summer, my favourite time of the year! Also because the Tour de France is on, and exciting as usual. In around two weeks I’ll be cheering alongside the road up infamous Mont Ventoux, until then I’ll be on France.TV to follow the party. The big kids are gone and only the baby requires our care, allowing for a big weekend at the cottage starting on Friday.