It seems that I have way more things to tell you, my dear readers, than I have time to write them. I have launched a Facebook campaign this past week to garner more page likes because the more people there are who like my page, the more people there are who will read my stories! And … I’m sorry for… Read More
Archives for March 2013
Cake aux Lardons
Did you know that cake is a word in French? And that it always denotes something salty? There are endless possibilities for cakes. There are olive cakes, smoked salmon cakes, chicken cakes, savory cakes with chunks of potatoes and carrots. But one of my favorites is lardon cake. Yes, yes there’s that word again. Seriously does not sound desirable in… Read More
Random Fun in France
There have been a lot of things going on over here. I finally accompanied my children on a class trip, proving that there is some hope of redemption for every mother. Each year the town hall organizes a cross country race and requires invites the children from all of the schools to participate. I was proud of my children… Read More
The Bible as a Literary Work
The Bible is surprisingly easy to make sense of. There’s no mystery to it, really. And since it’s one of the “100 Most Influential Books ever Written” (separated into two books, the first being the Hebrew and Aramaic Scriptures of the Jewish Torah, and the second being the New Testament, written in Greek), it’s not a bad idea to have some… Read More
Hunter on a Snowy Field
There is only one reason to put up with snow. Kids. (And Kids-at-Heart). And dogs. Hunter is a hunting dog – an epagneul breton. As an adult he will need to run 3 hours a day. He will be disappointed. My friend Claudia said he was gangly. It’s true, he’s a teen. He tried to hump the bag of fertilizer… Read More
Hope
Tracie tagged me to write a post on the subject of hope, which has been threading its way through the Internet, and I found it such a cheerful, hopeful thing to write about, I was happy to add my two cents. Wise words were once written, “But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what… Read More