After some wild and, somewhat last minute preparation (I had to teach two English classes that morning), we were finally ready for Sabrina’s baby shower. I had so much fun decorating, especially knowing that whatever I did would be so foreign to the French culture, she would be blown away by it. I would have been much more trepidatious having… Read More
Archives for January 2011
Paris Through the Eyes of …
I asked Andi to do a guest post on Paris with some trepidation. The girl is so French, I was afraid it might be redundant for her to post on my blog. If you have a look here, you can see that her blog is way more French than mine is and I’m the one that actually lives here (this… Read More
Not My Burden To Bear
Today I read with shock that Little Captain Snuggles – David – the 7 month old baby of Transplanted Thoughts, passed away. I shouldn’t be shocked – he was very sick, but I was praying and praying and following anyway. David, and, for that matter, three of her other children had/ have Citrullinemia, which means that they cannot remove ammonia… Read More
There’s a Party Goin’ On
So much to say, so much to do, I’m not just here, I’m over here too. There are parties going on all over the place to escape this dreary weather. I’m hosting a baby shower for my friend Sabrina next week who is expecting twins. She does not know what fun she’s in for, as any type of shower (baby… Read More
Winter Duties
You know the problem with winter duties that you don’t do in the cooler days of crisp colorful autumn? You have to do them in January. And it’s cold, grey and drizzling in January. We have to trim the laurel hedges so they don’t grow into trees, because if they grow into trees, there will be no foliage around the… Read More
Paris Through the Eyes of …
I am finally getting to launch an idea I’ve had since I’ve started this new blog, which is to include you, the readers, in a series of guest posts. Everyone remembers their first trip to Paris, don’t they? You can suffer the most austere snubs of your life, but you can’t deny the history, the beauty or the fabulous pastries…. Read More