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jim in paris

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back from corsica (report)///
« on: August 02, 2010, 12:55:43 PM »

salut la compagnie !!

like each year, i spend some time in corsica without the girls and wife...
taking care of my mom for the summer in ajaccio
she says it's fine to play skilltoys and be passionate : at 83 she is still on stage with her theatre group , preparing for the next play in september
we learn the lines together for about one hour everyday
so she doesn't bother me when i train in the patio or when i start to play spinabolo or tops and yoyos in one of those beach-bars ("paillotte" it's called)

i took a day off to climb a mountain with some cousins and shot some photos at 1200 m altitude on a granite rock

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the last day before leaving i had a go with my fishing gear ( a lead , 2 hooks and a piece of wood)

it came out tops !!



end of report
will be visiting philippe the woodturner in 2 weeks...


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Re: back from corsica (report)///
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2010, 02:43:37 PM »

Thanks for the report, Jim.  Glad to hear your mom is doing well and staying so active with the theater.  As always, I can't wait to hear more about Philippe!
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Re: back from corsica (report)///
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2010, 07:15:55 PM »

Looks like a great vacation to me! Were you concerned that the top would roll down the mountain?  :P

I need to send Philippe something but I'll send it directly to him as it will probably be too late for you to take it. It has been over an year that I visited both of you . . . (and I still haven't made a video!  :-[ )
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Re: back from corsica (report)///
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2010, 07:56:55 PM »

Way to go Jim!  Nice pics and a nice fish.  I dig your minimal approach...
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