June 2020

June has been a weird month in the middle of an already weird year.  It's our first month of summer break, but with all the time we spent at home during the lockdown, life has continued to feel strange as we try to have fun and enjoy things while keeping our distance from other people.  As usual, I'm grateful for the discipline of putting this post together because it helps me see that there is a pattern of summer fun forming in this upside-down time, when summer should mean more time with people, not less.

So far we've done a weekly family bike ride in a different location each week.  We had a Lord of the Rings movie marathon.  K.J. and I have taken several walks together, and we took a solo bike ride around Versailles last Monday.  I visited the library for the first time in three months.  We've had FaceTime calls with family and our first outdoor lunch guests in months.  E and I have been cross-stitching, and both kids are watching every single Star Wars show Disney+ is offering.  We started meeting with EIC Ternes again in the gardens near the Eiffel Tower, which means I see La Tour Eiffel at least once a week now, so life can't be all bad, right?

June 1 - a family bike ride to start the summer break

June 2 - a clean-out-the-fridge outside dinner

June 3 - The blurb for this magazine is perfection.

June 4 - a quote from the above magazine that feels very true

June 5 - Day 3 of The Lord of the Rings Marathon

June 6 - After almost three months, our beautiful park re-opened in the second phase of France's deconfinement.

June 7 - Pugh Family Zoom Call

June 8 - Family Bike Ride at Versailles

June 9 - After-Dinner Walk in the Park

June 10 - Lego Frodo cracks me up.

June 11 - Exquisite Garden Rose

June 12 - This little cottage looks so lovely in every season.

June 13 - Brightly-colored Summer Garden

June 14 - If you look closely, you can see two little boys playing during our first church in the park.

June 15 - Family Bike Ride with a Good View of Paris

June 16 - A socially-distanced visit with a friend, who introduced me to the delights of tete de moine cheese.

June 18 - Masked up for our prefecture appointment

June 19 - I was proud of this summer salad.

June 20 - The Longest Day of the Year:  10:00 p.m.

June 21 - Bird's Eye View of Bible Study

June 22 - Morning Date Bike Ride at Versailles

June 23 - J started learning to type correctly.

June 24 - Back in our old neighborhood for the first time in forever

June 25 - The Hottest and Sweatiest Day of the Year

June 26 - FaceTime with Cousins

June 27 - The greenery is looking lush.

June 28 - The Prettiest Church Location Yet

June 29 - Spending more time noticing every nook and cranny of the garden is a positive result of pandemic-living.

June 30 - Costco Trip