So. I had a post ready yesterday – on France. This is my hardest subject, by the way, because it requires that I get out of my comfort zone and notice (and photograph) things that you would not see if you don’t live here. Or I have to use my tired brain to make creative vocabulary lessons that are informative… Read More
Archives for November 2013
How to Make Rice
Ready for the dullest, most colourless post ever? Presenting . . . (drum roll) . . . How to Make Rice!!! (Confetti! Cheers from the crowd!) Actually it’s only half of what I planned to post this week. The other half was how to make flavoured brown rice – you know . . . how to make it actually taste good…. Read More
What is Faith?
Hi everybody! It’s great to be back! Although I’m still buzzing. I’ve successfully finished the final edits on my manuscript and sent it off – but I’m not going to be easy until I’ve read the entire thing again in its book layout form because I’m a maniac like that. Why can’t I be a maniac about cleaning my kitchen?… Read More
Fall Days at our House
When it rains out, the dog still needs to be walked. William came with me because his teacher (actually his whole elementary school) was on strike. Again. He didn’t seem to mind the rain one bit, and I changed him into clean, dry clothes straight away upon entering, and he settled down with his Nintendo. I don’t mind the rain… Read More
How to Read French Real Estate
My goal for this week’s French post was to show you one of the types of houses found in the Parisian area. But it has been raining pretty solidly and I didn’t feel like going out with my camera on the hunt for houses. Then I got a brainstorm. When we first moved to France and were looking to rent… Read More
Cottage Pie
Cottage pie is similar to shepherd’s pie, but more people have heard of shepherd’s pie than cottage pie. Do you know what they are? I had always heard of shepherd’s pie, but when I did, I imagined it was like a pot pie with a baked floury pie crust and a stewy interior. But nope – I was wrong. Then… Read More