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… 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
Are you going to BlogHer in San José this year? I am. And I would love to meet you if you’ll be there too. (I’ll be flying low under the radar). 🙂 I’m actually not sure if I’ll keep going after this year. It’s fun, mind you, but I wonder if the money wouldn’t be better spent going to a… Read More
I have a faith post and a food post that I want to do, but there’s enough family news (and more) to make it a priority. Juliet got bangs. She’s quickly leaving the baby girl years and is heading into the murky waters of the pre-teen. Send chocolate. William is looking forward to finishing with maternal school and heading into… Read More
A lazy Sunday post with lots of pictures and nothing of substance to say. I found the strangest (largest) green beetles eating up my roses. I find them to be as pretty as the roses, but am not happy about their eating habits. Here’s another rose (there are five bushes clumped together with four different varieties). And here’s our rose… Read More
My husband has been traveling a ton. Out of five weeks, he was gone three and a half, and then Friday I got this text: “Hi Love, Sorry but I need to work at the office late tonight to finish the second part of this urgent doc.” Anyone who knows how I’ve been doing lately will guess at the nature… Read More
