A Lady In France

Champs Elysées at Christmas

Would you like to know how to pronounce the "Champs Elysées?" For the first word, you say the name "Shawn."  But right before you're about to touch your tongue to the roof of your mouth to make the "n" sound, you swap it out with a "z" instead. Still with me? So it's like this - shaw(n)z - ... read more

How to Pray

There is no formula for prayer. When Gabriel was 2 1/2 and still wearing diapers, he wandered off from our house in the country to see the cows. By the time we realised he was gone, he was nowhere to be seen. I looked all over the house and the yard, and when I didn't see him there, I ran over to ... read more

Back to our Regularly Scheduled Program

Hi folks! So I think I'm done with the hardest part on my book - the edits! And it will be out soon. (I'll keep you posted). That means I can get back to "normal life" if there is such a thing. And of course the holidays are coming up, which is anything but normal. However, I can get back to regular ... read more

News and Parties and all that

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 ... read more

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 ... read more

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