A short week is just ahead of me.

In France, thanks to the "RTT" (litteraly "Working Time Reduction" a socialist law passed a few years ago and aimed at creating more employments - in fact not creating much new employments but fostering delocalisations and productivity boosts) ... thanks to the RTT so, this week is just a 3-workday week for most of the froggies.

I'll size the opportunity to travel down to the South of France ... back to my homeland of Lozere.

Lozere and its highlands, ... in winter ... with the dark heavy skies just above. The heavy clouds full of snow. The negative temperatures far below zero at night. The deep forest with names that appear driven straight out of a Tolkien's novel : The black forest, the forest of the dead, the valley of hell (these are the real names ...!).

I just can't wait to go there Thursday morning !! That's such a magical place ...