I don't think I've ever sat down to write a post in so tired a state - so completely devoid of words. And yet here I am feeling like I should say something. Anything! Ever felt like that? There. I went and got an apple and now I feel better. Blood sugar and all. You see, it's just been so dang ... read more
St Malo
Tomorrow we head home for a week before we leave for the States (and I go to BlogHer). It will be a frenzy of laundry and weeding and re-packing and all that, but at least we have a busy and fun summer, which - except for last year - has not been the case. I wanted to share one last Breton tourist ... read more
Dinard
Dinard (pronounced Dee-Nar) is considered the posh place to vacation in Bretagne. It used to be a small fishing village, and in the mid-1800's its persona changed to that of a resort. This is also the time the first English residents arrived. I don't know though - Dinard seems sort of run down to ... read more
You Know You’re in Bretagne When
You guys, we are having SUCH gorgeous weather, which is amazingly unusual for Bretagne. And I just thought I would give you a glimpse of what it's like to vacation here. Of course there's cheese after each meal ... And place settings for 17 people. There are the scarves on the ... read more
Vanilla Snow Cupcakes
When my blog friend Kim, from My Inner Chick, asked for the recipe to my vanilla cupcakes (next to the calla lilies a few posts ago), I knew I couldn't refuse. Kim champions the cause of battered women (see Violence Unsilenced). She shouts it from the rooftops, actually - after her beloved sister ... read more
Fais Gaffe!
Everybody knows the expression to make a gaffe - to make a mistake. This word is also used in French with the same meaning. So you can imagine my confusion when I first started hearing the expression - "J'ai pas fait gaffe" (or less colloquial and more correctly put - "Je n'ai pas fait gaffe") ... read more
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