In Pre-Covid times, I used to visit Paris at least once a year. It’s my first time back since those days. How I have missed it! Spending Thanksgiving with the people I love, and showing the wee lass as much of my favorite things as I can in such a short week! And fondue for Thanksgiving is 🔥🔥🔥.

My peony plant produced only one flower this year, but she’s spectacular!

My tiny little camellia plant finally bloomed for the first time, a blossom she’s been growing since last August. She has a bit of damage from the cruelty of a gang of menacing squirrels and last Autumn’s drought. But her resiliency and perseverance gives me hope in these dark times.

My intuition for spring 🏂conditions has been 🔥. Forecast was for rain and ice but my gut told me Whiteface would get snow. Up we went, and we were not disappointed. A half foot fell overnight and early that morning! Soft surfy turns and bumps all day! ❄️❄️❄️

A had the day off school, so I took off work and we headed up to Belleayre for a perfect spring ski day!

Vermont is keeping it real icy!

Smiles on a powder day in Montgenèvre, FR (photo credit: Photo Contact)

View from the top of Les Gondrans, Montgenevre, France.

A pities the foo(s). Apres ski en France.

We did not escape NY last night… spending 24 hours in airportland instead!

The Moon and Venus(?) hiding behind the streetlights.

Finally some actual snow at Gore today! Got some untracked lines in the glades too…and now everything hurts.

Adirondack nights in January - moondog, snow, and stars. I hope these are not the last of the cold winters.