I am cheating on my Thursday French post and sharing only one small tidbit that has anything to do with France. It’s about how the French take Vitamin D (and a few other medicines, vitamins and treatments). They don’t take little pills. They take vials. Vials that are sometimes quite vile, by the way, although the D is not so… Read More
Not surprisingly, the architecture in different regions of France varies quite a bit. In the Ile de France where I live – (The “Island of France” denotes the Parisian region and it encompasses quite a bit of the suburbs) – the principal architecture we see nowadays is square houses made of cement. Sure, they’re plastered and painted, but they sort… Read More
I just need to plunge right in, don’t I? It’s Thursday’s post on France and I promised to write about the Epiphany celebration where all of France (Europe? The Eastern Christian Churches?) eats the galette des rois. With alcoholic bubbling cider. But I’m having trouble plunging right in because I’m distracted. I’m forlorn because my husband is in Minnesota (he… Read More
My first experience with a French New Year’s celebration was when I was studying abroad in Avignon my junior year in college. Somehow I had a connection to a bonafide French guy living in a posh area of Paris and I went there for New Year’s Eve. I think his name was Laurent. That seems like it should be his… Read More
This past weekend we went to Normandy for a church retreat – to Forges-les-Eaux. It was a lot of fun. There was this old structure in place that I erroneously took for a sheep shearing centre – especially with the word “mouton” written on top, which means “sheep” and a big wheel that looked like a horizontal loom. Makes sense… Read More
Finally! The wonderful day when life falls into its natural rhythm again. The children are occupied. My mind has peace and quiet to think again. It’s back to school in France! C’est … la Rentrée. Juliet is nine, so I think she’s in 4th grade now. Gabriel must be in 2nd grade, and William is in the last year of kindergarten…. Read More
