Thinking about Finland by the Mediterranean. Thinking about what it means to claim pacifism today. Thinking horizontal pics work better on this app, which turns my visual world if not upside down, 90 degrees from what I’ve been doing for the past years for the gram.

Maybe this isn’t a media that well suited to posting pictures. I will try one more time with a dreamy pic from yesterday. Hope it lights up your internal sun wherever you are. 🌞

Yesterday I was hanging out with the Alpes-Maritimes seed diversity association. They arrange events such as pictured and advocate for peasant seeds (semences paysannes), a counterforce to biodiversity loss and the more superficial vibe here on the Riviera. Vive la France 🧅💋

I live in Nissa (in local language Nissart). One of the best things about living in Nissa is that it’s like living in France and Italy at the same time. I could upset some people by musing that in person, so I write it on the internet instead. Here are local, seasonal, organic veggies. 🦠

An organic garden vibe 🍊

The trees in Provence are heavy with lemons and oranges. ‘Tis the season. Here’s an easy recipe for preserved lemons, apparently also known as leem or country lemons through history. The recipe is in the comments, because apparently the text space on this app is very limited. 🍋

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
Arundhati Roy

Pictured: a detail of Raoul Dufy’s Nu à la coquille (1933), currently exhibited at Musée des Beaux Arts in Nice.

Welcome to my Mediterranean blue skies under all clouds and storms. Celebrating with a pic of damn good slice of apple pie made last weekend, Tarte Tatin that is. Stay tuned for my Substack, where I will be sharing recipes and longer texts. Stay sensitive. Bisous