Vaux-le-Vicomte is pronounced "voe (like woe is me, but with a v) - le-veekont". You want to make the o a tight little sound, like that of a disapproving old lady. Vicomte, of course, means viscount, which, in English, is correctly pronounced vie (like fee fie fo fum kind of fie, but with a v) - ... read more
Seeking Beauty (and sanity)
We've made some headway on our stalled construction. I went searching through the archives for photos to remind you of what our house has looked like for the past year, and I found one that I posted on my blog and a couple on Instagram. (If you're reading this from your e-mail and want to see the ... read more
Busy
Sometimes I feel like other bloggers who write about expat life in France are less busy than I am. Or is it just my imagination? Life for them meanders by on a gently-flowing stream, whereas mine feels like it's being heaved from the end of a catapult. Although I'm tempted to blame life, I ... read more
A Basket of Prayers
I don't know why, but I have this image that my prayer list is like a basket that gets filled up until there's no more room for any other worries or concerns. Once the basket gets filled, that's that. I'm pretty sensitive, so the things I feel compelled to pray about are fished from various ... read more
Something Cheerful
Hi folks. This is a short and sweet post, mostly to get my groove back because I haven't felt like writing lately. I don't know about where you are, but here it's rainy, gray, and cold, and the gloom has threatened to steal all my words. Of course, once I started this post, I remembered that I ... read more
French Lemon Tart with gluten-free crust
This is not the first time I've posted a recipe of a French lemon tart, and in fact this recipe - right down to its gluten-free crust - is an exact replica of my first lemon tart post. The difference is that I'm showing you an end result that is as pleasing visually as it is gastronomically. The ... read more
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