Je n'aime pas être seul

Je n'aime pas être seul // I don't like being alone

Today, after more'n half a year break, I went to a French class.

Even after all these years living outside of Russia, it still surprises me that the classes start NOT on the 1st of September, and that everybody starts on a different day. I guess the 1st of September will forever stay "back to school" (la rentrée scolaire) day for me.

First few minutes I was the only student in the class. After a considerable while, three more people materialized, looking lost and unsure. I guess it was something to do with the fact that the days of our class were changed last week, and an email went out, and yet the subscription carried on with the old schedule. I assume tomorrow the rest of the class will turn up and will roam the school in search of the teacher.

Well, never mind. Everything will sort itself out eventually.

Ses œuvres

Ce jeune artiste sculpte dans du béton ; ses œuvres sont très particulières // This young artist sculpts in concrete; his works are very distinctive

Well now. I am not sure if the cat can be classed as "young", I always thought of him as ageless. But I am sure he is a true artist.

Sentence courtesy of Transparent Language.

les chats

les chats sont nombreux / cats are numerous

Last Christmas we bought a white matte bauble with an idea to cover it with some sort of imperfectly repeating pattern. I don't think we made it, but "multitude of cats" was one of the possibilities we considered. So as not to let it go to waste - here it is.

Can you spot a sumo wrestler (lutteur de sumo)?