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
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
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
Happy Bastille Day everyone! We’re going to the beach to see the fireworks tonight, although it’s going to be late. It stays light until nearly 11:00. I’ve written about Bretagne before, but usually call it that rather than Brittany. But Brittany is the English word for Bretagne and this is also where Great Britain comes from – to distinguish it… Read More
I love ballet. It’s so graceful. And I love that my daughter is way more graceful than I could ever be, even if it’s not her dream to be a professional dancer. They put on this year’s dance performance, which is called “Un Spectacle,” and which is pronounced speck-tahk-le. This is one of the rehearsals in the smaller (but nicer… 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
