Every cloud has a silver lining.

John and I went snowboarding again yesterday. We returned to one of our favorite spots from last year, Flaine, but unfortunately this time the wall of clouds covering the huge Alps above stayed the entire day. And came in and out on the slopes. The snow was good in the morning, but it was crowded, and by the end of the day all of the runs had moguls. Not my favorite way to snowboard.

The highlight of my day was when I totally bit it in front of a line of 10 year old kids in a ski school. They were literally standing in a line facing me as I went by, and I caught a front edge and fell forwards flat on my face. Some laughed as I thought to myself that 1) I am a better skier than they are, 2) they should try snowboarding and see how good they are at it, and 3) at least I can drive... not having a car is beside the point. One little boy kept saying (in French), "Oh, it happens to everyone." I hope Santa was listening and he got some good presents this year. If not, he should be on the good list next year. Thanks, little buddy.

We stopped at the very top of the mountain for a crepe and hot wine snack and enjoyed the view of the cloud. We are now on a brief snowboard break to let our bodies recover. You should have seen John get out of bed this morning. That was a preview 60 years into the future.

The little dot in the center is me!

The gorgeous mountains are right behind the wall of clouds. Right there!