Le Pavillon (The House)

Sometimes Everything is Perfect

Have you ever heard of the Fairy Hobmother? The one who runs around the webisphere spreading fairy dust and $50 gift certificates to Amazon in exchange for the simple mention of the company that sponsors him (Appliances Online UK)? Well once upon a time, I left a comment on someone’s blog about what I would … Continue Reading

May 9th, 2013, In La Famille (The Family), Le Pavillon (The House), Tout le Reste (Everything else), by ladyjennie

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 … Continue Reading

March 16th, 2013, In La Famille (The Family), Le Pavillon (The House), Tout le Reste (Everything else), by ladyjennie

The Eeek! Factor

We’ve only gone trick-or-treating one year here in France, and it was with a list to all the gorgeous, grand houses held by participating English speakers in a nearby city. But in general Halloween is not done in France. Still, as an English teacher, it behooves me to take every opportunity as an excuse to … Continue Reading

October 25th, 2012, In Le Pavillon (The House), Tout le Reste (Everything else), by ladyjennie

I Have a Stalker

Do you people see what I see? The vacuum cleaner doesn’t really fit under the radiator so I was going to give the usual cursory wipe, but thought I would be more thorough. And then I thought I saw something move. To my credit, I didn’t scream. I just shut off the vacuum cleaner and … Continue Reading

May 10th, 2012, In Le Pavillon (The House), Tout le Reste (Everything else), by ladyjennie

Picturesque Provence

So we returned from glorious colorful Provence and found a smelly house full of mouse droppings. That deflated my mood considerably. Today we’re trying to clean and scrub and erase any vestige of rodent (and not snap at our kids because our vacation is over). I know – I have it so tough, right? But … Continue Reading

April 29th, 2012, In Give-Aways!, La Femme (The Lady), Le Pavillon (The House), Le Tourisme (The Hot Spots), Tout le Reste (Everything else), by ladyjennie

Follow Me?

Please excuse me for the blatant self-promotion, but Google Friend Connect is going to disappear in a week or two. That’s that little box down there with 56 friendly faces declaring they love me enough to follow me. (Thank you. I love you too). The thing is, Blogger is jealous and they don’t want the … Continue Reading

February 22nd, 2012, In Le Pavillon (The House), Tout le Reste (Everything else), by ladyjennie