My baked bean and cassoulet friend took me out to lunch as an early birthday celebration. Since we had only emailed for the past few months, we had lots catch up on. The bird decided to sample my left over rasperry tart, but added nothing to our conversation.
We left the restaurant, which is part of a park with a château, walking trails, a diplomatic school, and a sense of peace for a good walk.
The trails through the park have a view of the lake with sail boats, the mountains and clouds. They lead through forests and it is easy to forget how close a major city is. I used to bring my boys (Amadeus and Mika) here, although Mika would get tired and lift his paws and asked to be carried. As my bb/c friend and I sat on a bench, a man came by with his chubby Cavalier King Charles. We chatted. He had spent almost a quarter of a century in Japan and is now retired. As we chatted about life lived in different countries, the dog tried to stare him down, not wanting him to share his attention with anyone but her. He did not know that his breed of dog was developed by Charles II of England from two Japanese chins (Amadeus and Mika) after the Emperor of Japan gave chins to the king. He told of a woman living near the park who had two chins and was amazed when he could identify them. The days where the so many things converge, temperature, sun, view, food, conversation and time, are rare indeed, but today was one of them.
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