This weekend a very close friend of mine, Danila, celebrated her 50th birthday. The invitation to attend this elegant fête, that would be held at a small château - was tucked into their family Christmas card. So we've known about the event for four months. And for four months, I anticipated the ... read more
Tips for Parisian Dining on the Seine
Matthieu and I were invited by Travel Republic to glide around the Seine on a dinner cruise via Les Bateaux Parisiens, which embark at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. It was a Tuesday night - one of my craziest days - but it was the best day for the friend who was kind enough to watch our kids. ... read more
Ten Random Things I’ve Learned
One It's worth it to pay 15 euros extra for the semi-permanent nail polish. Two It's hard to take a flattering shot of your hands when you're over forty. Three You can, and should, replace the cutlery basket for your dishwasher with a generic substitute when you realise that - for more than ... read more
Garden Considerations
I have two things to tell you. The first is that I did well on my French test in order to become a citizen. I needed 160 out of 490 for both parts of the exam, and I got 455 on both. So that's one thing down in French paperwork, a billion others to go. The second thing is that I'm using our old, ... read more
Shifting Focus
My husband bought a new lens. Our old lens is broken and we have another one that is not great quality. And, in addition to using the camera all the time for blogging, we have an upcoming event where we want to take family pictures (we'll all be dressed up at a château) and we were also asked to ... read more
Swamped
It's been coming on pretty steadily, even from the beginning of the school year when the school days were shorter by a forty-five minutes. That's forty-five less minutes to have quiet in the house in order to get stuff done. My teaching hours are different - more early morning and mid-afternoon ... read more
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