Swimming pretty

One of the passions of my niece's deceased husband was his tropical fish tank. It's quite large, over 7 feet long! There's a nice variety of fish and corals. I found it very relaxing to watch them.

A couple of Nemos:

 

The red fish with crazy eyes was nicknamed Charles Manson. There have been several of them. When they die, they're quickly replaced because they are my niece's favourite fish.

This prawn is a good friend of the big fish with blue lipstick. He vacuum cleans his friend very carefully, to keep his scales and skin pristine. The fish is normally a dull blue colour, but when the cleaning is in progress, he turns a brilliant silver.

The pictures were taken with the iPad, so the quality is not very good, but they'll have to do for now. Dora will post my camera and other bits very soon. I can't remember what's in the memory card!

Hahahahahahaha!

I forgot my camera in Miami. Dora is going to post it to me, then I can see what's in the memory card and decide it it's worth sharing... In the meantime... Hahahahahahaha!

First meal I cooked after getting back home

I'll post photos I took in Miami after I've recovered from the jetlag. In the meantime, here's our first lunch together since I arrived back home: 

Last full day in Miami

I'm flying back home tomorrow... Time flies when you're having fun, and a lot of fun I had with my wonderful family and our lovely CC. I missed Peter and the cats, can't wait to hug them all. Here's an Irish joke to keep us smiling:

Please rescue me!

An intriguing but attractive idea...

This child has talent!

Dora's granddaughter drew herself drawing herself. She's only six! 

Birthday party

Happy birthday PGFan and Roxie! 

Refreshing the conversation

I'm not posting everyday, but I like to put a new post up every now and then to make it easier to read the comments. I like these sculptures:

Annoying things out of place

Feathers!

These are beautiful and I imagine the birds are spectacular:

Keep the conversation going...

Thank you for all your good wishes for a speedy recovery from this blasted cold. 

I'm still coughing a lot. Some places here have Arctic temperatures, then you step outside into a very hot oven, followed by another spell in the cold, then more heat and so on. It's very hard to get rid of a virus when your body's thermostat is constantly under siege! I'm eating like a horse, that should help...

These stylish illustrations by Malika Favre might inspire me to get better quickly so I can arrange to meet CC very soon.

Hey, come back here!

I'm posting a quick random photo because I managed to catch a cold so I'm not terribly inspired...

All for nothing

I spent three months on a semi-vegan diet and had my cholesterol tested just before my trip. I was seriously disappointed with the results. The LDL dropped by a mediocre amount, HDL went up by an even more mediocre amount and the triglycerides went through the roof. I put weight on my belly and other areas where I didn't welcome any weight, but not on my arms and my face. I'm no longer vegetarian and will eat all the nice things Dora and my nieces cook. They all eat healthily, so I'll be ok.

The only thing left to do is to be sarcastic after the disappointing test results:

Gremlins

The gremlins had infested Dora's modem and we have only just resolved the problem. We have to go out soon to pick up the children from summer camp, so this post is just to touch base. I haven't seen CC yet because I'm still jet lagged and finding my feet...

Lolô made a lovely lunch for us. Here are Dora, two of her daughters and the lunch:

Surpriiiise!

I'm at Charles de Gaulle airport on my way to Miami. Dora treated me to a trip to visit the family. I'll tell you all about it tomorrow, from closer quarters. I'm going to see CC! 

Random picture:

Cheeky, eh?

Multi - the grand finale

This is the loudest post in the series, but I find it very cheerful. Dear Pallottine will have serious withdrawal symptoms without his beloved macarons...

I enjoyed this series of posts immensely. Each colour had some beautiful little surprises and made us think about how we see and feel them. I also found an interesting and amusing chart about how men and women classify and refer to colours.