Saturday it snowed here - a lot. I've been working on a paper for one of my classes and trying to get caught up on things around the house. So I haven't been getting out to walk as much. Yesterday we went a short distance and turned around to go and get snowshoes; it is that deep. I feel bad trying to walk down a trail someone has blazed a cross country ski trail on but with the snowshoes it maybe isn't so bad. We walked to the post office and it was remarkably warm out. The snow was melting fast and for the 1/2 mile it was to get to the PO I was breathing hard and sweating more than I have on my longer walks. I suppose this is a good thing. My butt muscles were terribly sore too. The giant marshmallow kept stepping on my snowshoes, I can only guess she was thinking it was funny.
I got my new guidebook yesterday on the section of the trip from Le Puy to the Pyrenees. It looks like a more rugged section so I am hoping this is a reasonable idea. The scenery is fabulous however. And, quite remarkably, I got a novel yesterday too, of one of my favorite fiction authors, Kate Mosse. In the second chapter is described an old tower chapel whereby the description seems to come right out of my guidebook. It's very interesting. The story takes place in the same region of France. I like Mosse's work because it is so gothic. She uses French settings and mixes in a little paranormal experience with ghosts in the old settings where the story takes place.
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