Every year we have a church service in the forest of Fontainebleau followed by a picnic. It’s a chance to spent the day together in nature. Juliet: Mom. I have nature stains on my hands. Me: Nature stains … you mean your hands are dirty? Juliet: Yeah. This year we were at the Rocher Canon. Rock Canyon. You can see… Read More
I haven’t shared this with you yet because we left for Switzerland the following day, but I had the privilege of meeting one of my favourite bloggers on the Internet – Ameena from Fancy That, Fancy This. Only this time, she came with her daughter Maya! So of course I had to bring Juliet. My little pre-teen in my favourite… Read More
I have a pretty even temper. I don’t scream at my kids – I teach or scold them instead. I don’t yell at my husband – I express how I’m feeling in a calm voice (a fact which I can’t take complete credit for – it’s my husband who provides a safe place for me to do this). And there’s not a whole… Read More
Yesterday evening, the waning sunlight was so decadent in the garden, I had to run back inside to get my camera. Summer is pretty much over, isn’t it? And yet we’ve only had 5 red tomatoes all year. The snails and slugs did a number on the entire garden. I’m not sure these melons will ever ripen to where they need… Read More
One bad apple spoils the whole bunch, right? Well, what if the whole bunch is already spoiled? This is the tree that never gives good apples. We were warned when we bought the house that it wasn’t a good one. But this tree is so prolific, it’s easy to be fooled! So my husband had the idea to make compote…. Read More
Halloo everyone! I’ll get to that title in a minute and explain what I mean. But first I thought I’d let you know that we’re still in Switzerland; and as such, I’m not going to be ready this week with Chapter Seven of the fictional novel The Viscount of Maison Laffitte. It hurts my shoulders and hands too much to… Read More
