Today I was taking a break from learning JavaScript and Gutenberg. I put on a podcast. It is about coincidences and people telling their best coincidence stories. There are some good ones, like the one of the man, the love story and the dollar bill. Listen and you will see. I start making coffee and [...]
Coffee Break #9: Dealing with disappointment.
Nothing serious going on but I am waiting to go back to work without a deadline. Some days, it is hard. These are things that help me deal with disappointment (no magic potion on my side, mostly common sense): Turn it around. Make it an opportunity.Exercise. Go to bed early. Reduce alcohol. Stay away from social media.Read a [...]
Coffee break #8: First days in Brookfield.
Brookfield summer is hot and sunny, we love the house we rented, people are really friendly, Milwaukee is only minutes away and Brookfield library lets you borrow up to 125 books at a time. Rasputín by the window We had a couple of issues with the move but let's forget about those and focus on [...]
Zao Wou-Ki Exhibition at MAM in Paris
If you like abstract art and happen to be in Paris before January 2019 you shouldn't miss Zao Wou-Ki exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. With the title "L'espace est silence", it is not a retrospective but a selection of large format paintings. The exhibition is well curated and the paintings shine [...]
On Moving
Here comes again. That sadness of leaving mixed with the butterflies of a new adventure. It starts with a possibility that opens somewhere else. You fall in love with the idea of this new place, and as love does, you see it through enhancing glasses. Everything is brighter, neater, more colorful. The place where you [...]
Weekend Coffee #7: Moving to Wisconsin, Python for Kids and a Song
Next Monday the movers are coming, they will empty our house and put our things on their way to Wisconsin. We will fly a few weeks later. We will have spent 3 years in Lamorlaye, France. I wanted to declutter as much as possible but time is ticking, and it is more fun to meet [...]
A mi padre
A mi padre
Weekend in Madrid
Friends, "cañas", good food and a museum. That was my weekend in Madrid. We went to Sorolla's museum. I was surprised by the size of the paintings, much larger than what I thought. They fill the first room with Mediterranean light. On the second room there is white, coming from "Madre", my favorite painting in [...]
WordCamp Paris 2018
On the 9th of March it was WordCamp Paris. I had the chance to be there, at the WooCommerce and Jetpack table, sponsors of the event. It was a fantastic opportunity to meet the French WordPress community, talk to talented and passionate people, and share the love for WordPress! Riad Benguella from Automattic gave a [...]
Easy Chocolate Cake
Easy chocolate cake, for birthday or school parties. Quick to make, just a few ingredients and children can do most of it! Easy Chocolate Cake 200 gr baking chocolate4 eggs100 gr sugar100 gr butter Preheat the oven to 180COn a deep bowl, beat the eggs (with a whisker or electric beater)Add sugar and flour.On another bowl, [...]